Mosaic glass inlay 1st century –1st century Roman, probably Egyptian Opaque streaky red ground; decoration in opaque white, yellow, and red, partly translucent purple appearing black and light blue, and colorless , rectangular plaque, cut from a mosaic composite bar, with flat front, uneven back, and vertical straight sides, with sharp corners; design extends uniformly through the thickness of the right side of female head with white face, outlined in purple; features delineated in blue, with red lips; hair in rows of purple tresses outlined in yellow, with thr
Mosaic glass inlay 1st century –1st century Roman, probably Egyptian Opaque streaky red ground; decoration in opaque white, yellow, and red, partly translucent purple appearing black and light blue, and colorless , rectangular plaque, cut from a mosaic composite bar, with flat front, uneven back, and vertical straight sides, with sharp corners; design extends uniformly through the thickness of the right side of female head with white face, outlined in purple; features delineated in blue, with red lips; hair in rows of purple tresses outlined in yellow, with three corkscrew curls hanging below side of face; above hair, another thick outline in purple and yellow diadem with four projecting , but some chips along edges; glossy surfaces to back and edges; front ground and polished; pitting of surface Mosaic glass inlay. Roman, probably Egyptian. 1st century –1st century Glass. Late Hellenistic or Early Imperial. Glass
Size: 1172px × 1583px
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