Fragment of an inlay
Fragment of an inlay

Currently not on view

Fragment of an inlay,

1st century BCE–1st century CE

Hellenistic to Roman Imperial Period, ca. 30 BCE–476 CE
y1931-10 f

Information

Title
Fragment of an inlay
Dates

1st century BCE–1st century CE

Medium
Opaque yellow and red glass
Dimensions
diam. 3 cm, th. 0.18 cm (1 3/16 x 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase or gift of Frank Jewett Mather Jr.
Object Number
y1931-10 f
Place Made

Egypt ?

Place Collected

Europe, Italy, Rome

Description
A circular opaque disk with a yellow eight-petaled rosette set in a red field, which is outlined in yellow.
Period
Hellenistic, Roman (style or period), Imperial (Roman)
Type
inlays, fragments, ornament, glass
Materials
glass
Subject
rosettes

Probably purchased by Frank Jewett Mather Jr. in Rome; either purchased by or given to the Museum by at least 1931

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