Fragment of Opus Sectile Panel
Fragment of Opus Sectile Panel
Place of OriginProbably Italy, most likely found in Rome
DateLate 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
DimensionsH: 1 9/16 in. (4 cm); Thickness: 3/16 in. (0.4 cm)
MediumPolychrome fused mosaic glass; cast, cut, polished on the upper surface.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1980.592
Not on View
DescriptionOpaque jade-green ground, cut into a spiral, with a piece of reddish-veined marble cut to fit inside it.
Fragment of glass and marble opus sectile panel. Upperside flat; underside flat and rough.
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. 657, p. 368.3rd to 1st century BCE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE - early 1st century CE
2nd century BCE to 1st century CE, possibly later
3rd to 1st century BCE
Early 1st century CE
Early first to 4th century CE
3rd to 1st century BCE
3rd to 1st century BCE
3rd to 1st century BCE
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