Square Gold Glass Plaque
Square Gold Glass Plaque
Place of OriginAncient Rome
Dateabout 9th-12th century
DimensionsH: 3 7/16 in. (8.7 cm); W: 3 7/16 in. (8.7 cm)
MediumGlass
ClassificationGlass
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1959.127D
Not on View
DescriptionVery thick (0.67 cm) lower layer; very thin (0.03 cm) upper layer.
Cruciform design.
Natural green-tinted lower layer; decolorized upper layer with a slightly grayish-yellow tinge.
Gold leaf applied to lower layer and sandwiched between layers of glass. All edges chipped roughly to shape. Reddish-brown rough backing.
Flat, square.
Same as 59.1027A.
Published ReferencesPhilippe, Joseph, Le monde byzantin dans l'histoire de la verrerie, Bologna, 1970, p. 54.
about 9th-12th century
19th or 20th century
Mid- to late 4th century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
3rd-4th Century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
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