Checkerboard plaque

Object Name: 
Checkerboard plaque

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Object Name: 
Checkerboard plaque
Place Made: 
probably Egypt
possibly Italy
Accession Number: 
52.1.10
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 1.1, W: 1.2 cm, Th: 4 mm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
99 BCE-99 CE
Primary Description: 
Checkerboard plaque. Canes of turquoise, opaque red and translucent medium deep blue glass, dull, pitted surface, some chipping; mosaic glass or millefiori technique. Roughly square inlay consisting of a central turquoise square surrounded by alternating squares of turquoise with composite checkerboard squares with red centers, white corners and blue infills.

More Info

Department: 
Ancient
Provenance: 
Mansoor, M. A., Former Collection
Parke-Bernet Galleries, NYC, Source
1952-02-04
Color: 
Turquoise, opaque white, red
turquoise
Technique: 
mosaic glass or millefiori technique

Exhibitions (1)

Designs in Miniature: The Story of Mosaic Glass
Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass 1995-06-03 through 1995-10-22