Cast Glass Medallion
Cast Glass Medallion
Place of OriginAncient Rome
Date1st century CE
DimensionsL: 1 1/2 in. (3.7 cm); W: 1 in. (2.5 cm)
MediumOpaque blue glass; mold-pressed.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1516
Not on View
DescriptionMolded medallion with profile portrait bust of Antoninus Pius ?
Opaque light turquoise blue.
Head of a bearded man with laurel wreath, probably a Roman Emperor, turned to the right.
1st century CE
1st century CE
1st century BCE - 3rd century CE
1st century CE
1st century CE (or 19th century immitation)
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
1st century BCE - 3rd century CE
Early Imperial Period, 1st century BCE - 2nd century CE
Probably 1st-2nd century CE
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