Inlay, square, floral design
Description
Roman Period, 1st–3rd Century A.D. Mosaic glass. H. 1.5 × W. 1.5 cm (9/16 × 9/16 in.). From: Egypt. Subject: Flowers. Credit: Gift of Helen Miller Gould, 1910.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
Square inlay with a dark blue background filled with colorful floral-like motifs and symmetrical decorative elements.
The image shows a small, roughly square object likely made as an inlay piece. The surface is dominated by a deep blue field with multiple yellow star/flower shapes and red/orange petal-like forms arranged symmetrically around a central vertical motif. Lines and outlines are in contrasting colors (yellow, red, orange), resembling mosaic-glass tesserae arranged to create a floral or rosette design. No clearly legible Egyptian hieroglyphs, cartouches, or other inscriptions are visible. No identifiable royal name is present. The object appears to have worn edges and small losses or surface imperfections consistent with age or handling. The photographed view shows only the front face; the material appears consistent with mosaic glass (colored glass pieces set into a matrix).
Connections
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116272748 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 10.130.2700 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 570442 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
About this record's data
- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access).
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.