Glass and gold inlay

Unknown

late 1st century BCE–1st century CE · Glass and gold · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent cobalt blue over opaque white. Rectangular flat plaque with beveled edges. On upper surface, a lizard outlined in gold wire and probably originally inlaid with small pieces of mosaic and monochrome glass. Complete except for chip at one corner, and almost all of inlay within body of lizard missing; many surface scratches and pitting of surface bubbles.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 1st century BCE–1st century CE

Medium

Glass and gold

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917