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Fragment of Cameo Glass

Place of OriginRoman Empire
Date1st century CE
Dimensions1.8 x 2.44 in.
MediumFoot and drapery in opaque white on a translucent cobalt blue ground.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1530
Not on View
DescriptionThis flat fragment of a cameo glass plaque is composed of opaque white glass over a translucent cobalt blue ground. It preserves a draped left leg and a sandaled foot in frontal view, leaning to the right and resting on a ground or rock. The figure is rendered using the cameo technique.

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