Fragment of Obsidian Plate
Fragment of Obsidian Plate
Place of OriginAncient Rome, Italy or Eastern Mediterranean
DateProbably late first century BCE to early first century CE
DimensionsH: 3/8 in. (1 cm); Original Diam: 11 1/4 in. (28.5 cm); Rim Thickness: 3/16 in. (0.5 cm)
MediumObsidian glass; rotary-polished and cut on both surfaces.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1712
Not on View
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Published ReferencesGrose, David F., Early Ancient Glass: Core-Formed, Rod-Formed, and Cast Vessels and Objects from the Late Bronze Age to the Early Roman Empire, 1600 B. C. to A. D. 50, New York: Hudson Hills Press in association with the Toledo Museum of Art, 1989, cat. no. 618, p. 342.- Glass
Probably late first century BCE to early first century CE
Probably late first century BCE to early first century CE
2nd to mid-1st century BCE
Early first century CE
Probably first century BCE, possibly later
Mid-second to early first century BCE
Mid-second to early first century BCE
Mid-second to early first century BCE
Early first century CE
Early first century CE
Mid-second to early first century BCE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
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