Glass mosaic inlay fragment

Roman

Not on view

Translucent deep purple and opaque yellow.
Flat, triangular panel, with three straight edges at sides and bottom.
Marbled mosaic pattern in a purple ground with many yellow threads and swirls.
Broken at top; polished upper side; pitting of surface bubbles on upper side; dulling and pitting on underside, two side edges, and broken top edge; bottom edge unweathered.

Glass mosaic inlay fragment, Glass, Roman

Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Open Access

As part of the Met's Open Access policy, you can freely copy, modify and distribute this image, even for commercial purposes.

API

Public domain data for this object can also be accessed using the Met's Open Access API.