Cane Slice with Theatrical Mask (Front)

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The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

Mosaic glass plaque fragment with half of a theater mask. Created by fusing very fine canes of opaque white, black, red, yellow, clear and blue together to create the design, which was then sliced crosswise to form plaques.

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Details

Title: Cane Slice with Theatrical Mask (Front)
Creator: Unknown
Date Created: 100–1 B.C.
Location Created: Alexandria (perhaps), Roman Empire, Egypt
Physical Dimensions: 3.2 × 1.2 × 0.2 cm (1 1/4 × 1/2 × 1/16 in.)
Type: Plaque
External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
Medium: Glass
Terms of Use: Open Content
Number: 2004.28
Culture: Roman
Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California
Creator Display Name: Unknown
Classification: Miscellaneous

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