Glass mosaic inlay

Unknown

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

Semi-opaque turquoise blue ground; decoration in opaque yellow and red, and deep purple appearing black. Square plaque, with sharp edges and corners; concave, uneven underside. Symmetrical palmette and lotus bud motif arranged around a central four-petaled rosette, with a tall palmette at each corner. Complete except for chips at two corners; upper side ground and polished; pitted surface bubbles, weathering and slight iridescence on underside and edges. Square blue opaque block, flower pattern in red and black.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Egyptian, Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917