Art Institute of Chicago
Fragment of an Inlay
Roman
- Date
- 1st century BCE–1st century CE
- Medium
- Glass, core-formed technique
- Culture
- Roman Empire
- Department
- Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
In ancient Rome, there was a high demand for colorful glass that could dazzle banquet guests alongside the expensive silver and gold serving wares meant to impress. Artisans employed a variety of techniques to create colorful patterns like the one seen in this fragment, which would have once been a part of a larger dish.
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- Object type
- AAT300411641
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