Rim Fragment from a Cameo Glass Plate
Rim Fragment from a Cameo Glass Plate
Place of OriginRome
Date1st century CE
DimensionsL (of two joined fragments): 7 in. (17.8 cm); Rim W: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)
MediumCameo glass.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1590
Not on View
DescriptionOpaque white decoration on translucent blue glass. Broad, flat rim fragment from a large, shallow dish featuring acanthus rosettes, palmette sprays, curling tendrils, and birds perched on branches or rocks.
This fragment belongs to the same vessel as Acc. Nos. 1923.1601, 1923.1606, and 1923.1607, which together provide a more complete understanding of the dish’s original design.
Label TextOpaque white decoration on translucent blue glass. Broad, flat rim fragment from a large, shallow dish featuring acanthus rosettes, palmette sprays, curling tendrils, and birds perched on branches or rocks. This fragment belongs to the same vessel as Acc. Nos. 1923.1601, 1923.1606, and 1923.1607, which together provide a more complete understanding of the dish’s original design.Published ReferencesSturgis, Russell, “The Coleman Collection of Antique Glass,” The Century Magazine, vol. 48, 1894, p. 556, fig. 10 [without since-attached adjoining fragment to the right].
1st century CE
1st century CE
1st century CE
1st century CE
about 100 BCE
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
Probably second to third quarter of first century
1st century CE
1st century CE
Third to first century BCE
Mid-first century CE, about 20 CE-60 CE
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