Millefiori Cane

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Object Name: 
Millefiori Cane
Place Made: 
possibly Italy
possibly Egypt
Roman Empire
Accession Number: 
59.1.538
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 1.7 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
about 99 BCE-99 CE
Primary Description: 
Opaque multicolored millefiori glass; slightly dull through weathering and pitting; millefiori glass; cane with medial perforations; pattern of eyes in three rows, with turquoise and white eyes flanked by two rows of yellow and red eyes, all eyes being surrounded by a ray motif in red and white.

More Info

Department: 
Ancient
Provenance: 
Smith, Ray Winfield (American, 1897-1982), Source
1959-07-27
Category: 
Roman
Color: 
Opaque multicolored
Technique: 
millefiori glass