1977.216.3259: Fragment of Gold Glass Mosaic
Mosaics
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1977.216.3259
- Title
- Fragment of Gold Glass Mosaic
- Classification
- Mosaics
- Work Type
- mosaic
- Date
- 1st-5th century CE
- Period
- Roman period
- Culture
- Roman
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/289637
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Glass
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Miss E. Bayliss, gift; to the Department of the Classics Harvard University, 1913, transfer; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1977.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Gift of Miss E. Bayliss Received 11-17-1913
- Accession Year
- 1977
- Object Number
- 1977.216.3259
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- Fragment of a mosaic consisting of gold glass tesserae. The use of gold glass suggests that this mosaic was located on a wall (as opposed to a floor pavement).
Verification Level
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