Fragment of Revetment Plaque
Fragment of Revetment Plaque
Place of OriginAncient Rome, Italy, most likely found at Rome
DateLate first century BCE to early first century CE
DimensionsL: 6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm); W: 3 5/8 in. (9.0 cm)
MediumPolychrome striped mosaic (marbled) glass; probably assembled from sections of cane and cast, polished on the upperside, underside left unpolished.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1980.621
Not on View
DescriptionMarbled mosaic pattern in a purple ground with large wavy ovals of opaque white.
Fragment 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. 659, p. 368.Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Early Imperial Period, 1st century BCE - Early 1st century CE
Third to first century BCE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Third to first century BCE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
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