Fragment of Cameo Glass
Fragment of Cameo Glass
Place of OriginPossibly Italy
Date1st century CE
DimensionsL: 1 1/2 in. (3.7 cm); W: 13/16 in. (1.8 cm)
MediumCameo glass
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1564
Not on View
DescriptionThis curved fragment of a cameo glass vessel preserves a semi-nude male figure shown frontally, moving right. The figure wears a kilt-like garment and holds a wide-brimmed hat, possibly a petasos, in his left hand. The decoration is carved in opaque white glass against a translucent cobalt blue background.
1st century CE
1st century BCE - 3rd century CE
1st-2nd century CE
1st century CE
1st century BCE - 1st century CE
1st century BCE - 3rd century CE
5th Dynasty (2498–2345 BCE)
1st century BCE - 3rd century CE
1st century BCE - 3rd century CE
1st century CE
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