Roman/Egyptian Checkerboard Mosaic Plate
This mosaic plate is made with chips of blue, red, and white glass fused together and slumped into a mold. It measures 7 3/4 inches wide and is 6mm thick. It is a shallow tray. This piece is inspired by one in the British Museum, Roman Empire (18022019). The example is described as a “Dish of mosaic glass with a blue, red and white checkerboard design.” It dates to around 25 BC-25 AD. The example is said to be “from Turin (Italy), probably made in Egypt.”
This mosaic plate is made with chips of blue, red, and white glass fused together and slumped into a mold. It measures 7 3/4 inches wide and is 6mm thick. It is a shallow tray. This piece is inspired by one in the British Museum, Roman Empire (18022019). The example is described as a “Dish of mosaic glass with a blue, red and white checkerboard design.” It dates to around 25 BC-25 AD. The example is said to be “from Turin (Italy), probably made in Egypt.”
This mosaic plate is made with chips of blue, red, and white glass fused together and slumped into a mold. It measures 7 3/4 inches wide and is 6mm thick. It is a shallow tray. This piece is inspired by one in the British Museum, Roman Empire (18022019). The example is described as a “Dish of mosaic glass with a blue, red and white checkerboard design.” It dates to around 25 BC-25 AD. The example is said to be “from Turin (Italy), probably made in Egypt.”
