Zig-zag strip

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Object Name: 
Zig-zag strip
Place Made: 
possibly Italy
probably Egypt
Accession Number: 
52.1.23
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 7 mm, L: 1.7 cm, Th: 2.5 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
99 BCE-99 CE
Primary Description: 
Zig-zag strip. Opaque white and translucent deep blue glass, pitted, dull; mosaic glass or millefiori technique. Roughly rectangular fragment with a zig-zag white line in a blue matrix.

More Info

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