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<em>Mosaic Plaque</em>, 100 B.C.E.-100 C.E. Glass, 3/16 × 1 7/8 in. (0.4 × 4.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.35.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 59.35.2_SL1.jpg)
Mosaic Plaque, 100 B.C.E.-100 C.E. Glass, 3/16 × 1 7/8 in. (0.4 × 4.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.35.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 59.35.2_SL1.jpg)
<em>Mosaic Plaque</em>, 100 B.C.E.-100 C.E. Glass, 3/16 × 1 7/8 in. (0.4 × 4.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.35.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 59.35.2_SL1.jpg)

Mosaic Plaque, 100 B.C.E.-100 C.E. Glass, 3/16 × 1 7/8 in. (0.4 × 4.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.35.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 59.35.2_SL1.jpg)

<em>Mosaic Plaque</em>, 100 B.C.E.-100 C.E. Glass, 3/16 × 1 7/8 in. (0.4 × 4.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.35.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.59.35.2_neg_grp_bw.jpg)

Mosaic Plaque, 100 B.C.E.-100 C.E. Glass, 3/16 × 1 7/8 in. (0.4 × 4.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.35.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.59.35.2_neg_grp_bw.jpg)

<em>Mosaic Plaque</em>, 100 B.C.E.-100 C.E. Glass, 3/16 × 1 7/8 in. (0.4 × 4.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.35.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.59.35.2_wwg8.jpg)

Mosaic Plaque, 100 B.C.E.-100 C.E. Glass, 3/16 × 1 7/8 in. (0.4 × 4.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.35.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.59.35.2_wwg8.jpg)

<em>Mosaic Plaque</em>, 100 B.C.E.-100 C.E. Glass, 3/16 × 1 7/8 in. (0.4 × 4.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.35.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.59.35.2_view1.jpg)

Mosaic Plaque, 100 B.C.E.-100 C.E. Glass, 3/16 × 1 7/8 in. (0.4 × 4.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.35.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.59.35.2_view1.jpg)

<em>Mosaic Plaque</em>, 100 B.C.E.-100 C.E. Glass, 3/16 × 1 7/8 in. (0.4 × 4.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.35.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.59.35.2_view2.jpg)

Mosaic Plaque, 100 B.C.E.-100 C.E. Glass, 3/16 × 1 7/8 in. (0.4 × 4.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.35.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.59.35.2_view2.jpg)

<em>Mosaic Plaque</em>, 100 B.C.E.-100 C.E. Glass, 3/16 × 1 7/8 in. (0.4 × 4.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.35.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.59.35.2_view3.jpg)

Mosaic Plaque, 100 B.C.E.-100 C.E. Glass, 3/16 × 1 7/8 in. (0.4 × 4.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.35.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.59.35.2_view3.jpg)

<em>Mosaic Plaque</em>, 100 B.C.E.-100 C.E. Glass, 3/16 × 1 7/8 in. (0.4 × 4.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.35.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.59.35.2_view4.jpg)

Mosaic Plaque, 100 B.C.E.-100 C.E. Glass, 3/16 × 1 7/8 in. (0.4 × 4.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.35.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.59.35.2_view4.jpg)

<em>Mosaic Plaque</em>, 100 B.C.E.-100 C.E. Glass, 3/16 × 1 7/8 in. (0.4 × 4.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.35.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.59.35.2_view5.jpg)

Mosaic Plaque, 100 B.C.E.-100 C.E. Glass, 3/16 × 1 7/8 in. (0.4 × 4.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.35.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.59.35.2_view5.jpg)

<em>Mosaic Plaque</em>, 100 B.C.E.-100 C.E. Glass, 3/16 × 1 7/8 in. (0.4 × 4.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.35.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.59.35.2_view6.jpg)

Mosaic Plaque, 100 B.C.E.-100 C.E. Glass, 3/16 × 1 7/8 in. (0.4 × 4.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.35.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.59.35.2_view6.jpg)

<em>Mosaic Plaque</em>, 100 B.C.E.-100 C.E. Glass, 3/16 × 1 7/8 in. (0.4 × 4.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.35.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.59.35.2_view7.jpg)

Mosaic Plaque, 100 B.C.E.-100 C.E. Glass, 3/16 × 1 7/8 in. (0.4 × 4.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.35.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.59.35.2_view7.jpg)

<em>Mosaic Plaque</em>, 100 B.C.E.-100 C.E. Glass, 3/16 × 1 7/8 in. (0.4 × 4.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.35.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.59.35.2_negA_bw.jpg)

Mosaic Plaque, 100 B.C.E.-100 C.E. Glass, 3/16 × 1 7/8 in. (0.4 × 4.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.35.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.59.35.2_negA_bw.jpg)

<em>Mosaic Plaque</em>, 100 B.C.E.-100 C.E. Glass, 3/16 × 1 7/8 in. (0.4 × 4.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.35.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.59.35.2_negD_bw.jpg)

Mosaic Plaque, 100 B.C.E.-100 C.E. Glass, 3/16 × 1 7/8 in. (0.4 × 4.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.35.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.59.35.2_negD_bw.jpg)

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Mosaic Plaque

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

On View: 19th Dynasty to Roman Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor
MEDIUM Glass
  • Place Made: Egypt
    • DATES 100 B.C.E.-100 C.E.
    PERIOD Ptolemaic Period to Roman Period
    DIMENSIONS 3/16 × 1 7/8 in. (0.4 × 4.7 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 59.35.2
    CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Hexagonal mosaic glass slice. Dark blue ground. Conventionalized, star-shaped floral design of well-known type in light blue, yellow, red, white, and green. Condition: Slight chips on edges.
    EXHIBITIONS
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view on the 19th Dynasty to Roman Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor
    CAPTION Mosaic Plaque, 100 B.C.E.-100 C.E. Glass, 3/16 × 1 7/8 in. (0.4 × 4.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.35.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 59.35.2_SL1.jpg)
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    <em>Mosaic Plaque</em>, 100 B.C.E.-100 C.E. Glass, 3/16 × 1 7/8 in. (0.4 × 4.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.35.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 59.35.2_SL1.jpg)

    TAGS

    100 B.C.E.-100 C.E.
    blue
    Egypt
    geometric
    glass
    hexagon
    Hexagonal
    mosaic
    Polychromed
    Ptolemaic Period-Roman Period
    Sculpture
    tile

    TAGS

    100 B.C.E.-100 C.E.
    blue
    Egypt
    geometric
    glass
    hexagon
    Hexagonal
    mosaic
    Polychromed
    Ptolemaic Period-Roman Period
    Sculpture
    tile

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