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Fragment of Revetment Plaque
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Fragment of Revetment Plaque

Place of OriginItaly, most likely found at Rome
DateLate first century BCE to early first century CE
DimensionsL: 4 1/8 in. (10.4 cm); Thickness: 1/8 in. (0.3 cm)
MediumPolychrome marbled mosaic glass; cast, polished on the upperside.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1980.590
Not on View
DescriptionMarbled mosaic pattern in a purple ground with opaque white streaks. Four joining fragments of revetment plaque. Upper- and undersides flat.
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. 658, p. 368.

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