Wall revetment

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Object Name: 
Wall revetment
Place Made: 
possibly Egypt
probably Italy
Accession Number: 
52.1.30
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 4.6 cm, 3 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
99 BCE-99 CE
Primary Description: 
Wall revetment. Polygonal canes with translucent aquamarine centers cased with concentric bands of opaque yellow, translucent yellow-green and translucent deep green, dull, slightly pitted surface, one side ground and polished; mosaic glass or millefiori technique. Fragment preserves irregularly shaped group of polygonal canes which have not fully fused on the back side.

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Department: 
Ancient
Provenance: 
Mansoor, M. A., Former Collection
Parke-Bernet Galleries, NYC, Source
1952-02-04
Color: 
Translucent aquamarine
Technique: 
mosaic glass or millefiori technique