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One of fourteen new comedy masks

Egyptian
Hellenistic Period (Ptolemaic Dynasty)
3rd to 1st century B.C.

Medium/Technique Mosaic glass
Dimensions 3.4 x 1.6 x 0.3 cm
Credit Line Gift of John J. Slocum
Accession Number1977.857a
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsFurniture

DescriptionRectangular piece of blue glass with half of a human (female?) head in white, red and yellow.
ProvenanceBy 1977:John J. Slocum, Newport, RI; given to the MFA by Mr. Slocum December 1, 1977.
(Accession Date: December 1, 1977)