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Fragment of Cameo Glass Plaque

Place of OriginAncient Rome
Date1st century CE
DimensionsW: 1 5/8 in. (3.5 cm); L: 1 3/8 in. (4.1 cm)
MediumCameo glass fragment.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1506
Not on View
DescriptionA winged sphinx sitting, turned to the right, cut in opaque cobalt blue glass on background of opaque black glass paste.
Published ReferencesSturgis, Russell, “The Coleman Collection of Antique Glass,” The Century Magazine, vol. 48, 1894, p. 557, fig. 14.

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