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Fragment of Cameo Glass, Probably a Bowl

Fragment of Cameo Glass, Probably a Bowl

Date: 1st century CE
Dimensions:
W: 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm); L: 1 3/4 in. (2.9 cm)
Medium: Glass.
Place of Origin: Ancient Rome
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1923.1540
DescriptionCutting in opaque white glass on background of translucent clair de lune blue.
Shows two figures (Silenus and Satyr?) forming part of cortege of Bacchus.
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