Fragment of an Inlay

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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