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Mosaic

second half 13th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Italy (made)

The marble panel was acquired in Rome and probably formed part of a choir screen or altar-frontal in a church. Fragments of gilt and turquoise- coloured glass, agate and cornelian are inset in the outer border. There is a panel of similar design in the Cathedral, Anagni.

The cement around the tesserae has been worn away down the centre suggesting that the panel was originally set vertically.


Object details

Categories
Architecture
Mosaic
Object type
Mosaic
Materials and techniques
Marble, porphyry
Marble
Porphyry
Mosaic
Brief description
Mosaic, panel, marble, inlaid with red and green porphyry, Italy, second half of the 13th century
Physical description
Mosaic. Panel of white marble with geometrical inlay in red and green porphyry.
Dimensions
  • Length: 88.9cm
  • Width: 69.85cm
Object history
Acquired in Rome in 1882.
Summary
The marble panel was acquired in Rome and probably formed part of a choir screen or altar-frontal in a church. Fragments of gilt and turquoise- coloured glass, agate and cornelian are inset in the outer border. There is a panel of similar design in the Cathedral, Anagni.

The cement around the tesserae has been worn away down the centre suggesting that the panel was originally set vertically.
Bibliographic references
  • List of Objects in the Art Division, South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1882. London, 1883, p. 6
  • c.f Hutton, E. The Cosmati. London: 1950, pl. 45B
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
56-1882

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O159253/mosaic-unknown/
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