Fragment of Cameo Glass
Fragment of Cameo Glass
Place of OriginRoman Empire
Date1st century CE
Dimensions1 x 3/4 in.
MediumOpaque blue glass in form of a mask of satyr. Probably the attachement of handle to body of a vase.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1582
Not on View
DescriptionSmall molded fragment in the form of a satyr’s mask, made of opaque blue glass. The piece was probably used as an attachment between the handle and body of a vessel.
1st century BCE - 3rd century CE
probably 1st-2nd Century
Early Imperial Period
1st century CE
1st century BCE - 3rd century CE
Probably early 3rd century
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
Probably 19th or early 20th century
Probably second quarter of the 1st century
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