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Fragment of Cameo Glass Oval Medallion

Place of OriginAncient Rome
Date1st century CE
DimensionsH: 2 in. (5.1 cm); W: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
MediumCameo glass.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1673
Not on View
DescriptionTranslucent cobalt blue glass with frame of opaque white glass. Profile of youth, turned to right, with wreath of vine grapes and leaves. Deep relief cut.
Published ReferencesSturgis, Russell, “The Coleman Collection of Antique Glass,” The Century Magazine, vol. 48, 1894, p. 555, fig. 5.

Exhibition HistoryUniversity of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor Michigan, 2000.

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