Ancient Roman. Fragment of an Inlay Depicting a Theater Mask. 100 BC–100 AD. Italy. Glass, mosaic glass technique Mosaic glass was made of bundles of colored glass rods that were arranged in a pattern then fused together with heat into a solid cane. The cane was reheated and stretched to make a smaller compact design. Many nearly identical pieces could be cut from a single cane and then formed into inlays. These inlays represent Greek-style theater masks. The image would have been completed by another mirror image plaque sliced from the same cane. Inlays like this would have appealed to the Gr
Ancient Roman. Fragment of an Inlay Depicting a Theater Mask. 100 BC–100 AD. Italy. Glass, mosaic glass technique Mosaic glass was made of bundles of colored glass rods that were arranged in a pattern then fused together with heat into a solid cane. The cane was reheated and stretched to make a smaller compact design. Many nearly identical pieces could be cut from a single cane and then formed into inlays. These inlays represent Greek-style theater masks. The image would have been completed by another mirror image plaque sliced from the same cane. Inlays like this would have appealed to the Greek elite who, unlike the Egyptians, had a tradition of attending theatrical performances.
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