Square Gold Glass Plaque
Square Gold Glass Plaque
Place of OriginAncient Rome
Dateabout 9th-12th century
DimensionsH: 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); W: 3 5/16 in. (8.4 cm)
MediumGlass
ClassificationGlass
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1959.127E
Not on View
DescriptionVery thick (0.70 cm) upper layer; very thin (0.03 cm) lower 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. Cut on four sides. 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
Perhaps 2nd century
Probably 17th century
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
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