Inlay fragment, rosette

Unknown

200 BC–100 AD · Glass · Egyptian Art

A mosaic glass technique allowed multiples of an image to be created: a figural or design composition was made by bundling colored glass canes, which were then drawn out into a long bar (for example, 10.130.2729, 17.194.2463) that was sectioned at right angles to produce small inlay tiles. Such elements could also be used side by side to create repeating patterns for long borders (26.7.1228).

Artist

Unknown

Date

200 BC–100 AD

Medium

Glass

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Gift of Helen Miller Gould, 1910