Glass mosaic inlay

Egyptian, Ptolemaic or Roman

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

Semi-opaque cobalt blue ground; decoration in opaque white, yellow, red, and greyish green.
Square, thin, flat plaque, with slightly beveled edges.
Symmetrical lotus and palmette motif arranged around a central compressed four-petaled rosette, with a large palmette at each corner with double spiral volutes forming a frame to a small distorted lotus flower on each side.
Broken and repaired with small holes and cracks; upper side ground and polished; pitted surface bubbles, weathering on edges and back.

Square, many colored; leaves and spirals.

Glass mosaic inlay, Glass, Egyptian, Ptolemaic or Roman

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Glass mosaic inlay, Glass, Egyptian, Ptolemaic or Roman
Glass mosaic inlay, Glass, Egyptian, Ptolemaic or Roman

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