Mosaic glass inlay late 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D. Roman, probably Egyptian Opaque white ground; decoration in opaque white, yellow, and blue, partly translucent purple and blue green, and colorless glass appearing blue.Thin, rectangular plaque, cut from a mosaic composite bar, with flat upper and lower faces, and vertical straight sides, with rounded corners; design extends uniformly through the thickness of the plaque.Front half of crocodile, facing left; front leg in blue; underside of body and jaw in small blue green canes outlined with colorless glass, and bottom of jaw outlined in purple; teeth in white; upper body in purple with yellow scales.Broken across one end, with rear half of crocodile missing, and some chips along top edge; all surfaces ground and polished; pitting of surface bubbles.. Mosaic glass inlay. Roman, probably Egyptian. late 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.. Glass. Late Hellenistic or Early Imperial. Glass