Glass mosaic panel

A rectangular mosaic panel of small glass tesserae shows yellow-gold leaves and tendrils curling around red circular scrolls, with a white five-petaled flower at lower right. The dark background and rows of small tiles along the upper edge frame the floral design, which is set against the dark ground in a tightly interlocking pattern.

Look closer: A small white five-petaled flower sits at the lower right, partly hidden among the leaves.

Artist

Unknown

Date

mid-1st century CE

Medium

Glass

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

4000 × 4000 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1913