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: 1/2 in. (1.3 cm); Original Diam: 13 3/8 in. (34 cm); Min. Rim Thickness: 1/4 in. (0.6 cm)
MediumGlass; rotary-polished and cut on both surfaces.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1711
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. 619, p. 342.- Glass
Probably late first century BCE to early first century CE
Probably late first century BCE to early first century CE
Mid-second to early first century BCE
Mid-second to early first century BCE
Probably second to mid-first century BCE
Mid-second to early first century BCE
Late fourth century BCE
Mid-second to early first century BCE
First century BCE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Probably first century BCE, possibly later
Mid-second to early first century BCE
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