Couch and Footstool with bone carving and glass inlays 1s- 2nd century A.D.
I do a research and choose this beautiful art from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City .I can imaging this artwork has an intricate design that I can using it.
According to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Heibrunn Timeline of Art History.
http://metmuseum.org/tuh/work
This couch and footstool is made with wood, glass and bone, It's a collection Art from Greek and Roman." Parts of glass decorated along the sides of both the couch and the footstool are very similar to glass wall revetment panels found at the site of an imperial villa belonging to the co- emperor Lucius Verus ( r. 161-169 A.D.) on the Via Cassia outside Rome. However, the carved bone are paralleled on the other Roman couch. These are decorated with scenes of hunting, and other mythical figures such as Ganymede."
This really is very beautiful. I want to have it in my home! The carvings on the legs and base are very intricate.
ReplyDeleteI like the description of the picture. Even though these artworks is fromthe first century, it look like it's from modern time.
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