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: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); Thickness: 5/16 in. (0.8 cm)
MediumMadrepore glass; cast, polished on the upperside, underside left unpolished.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1782
Not on View
DescriptionPart of a slab of green and yellow translucent glass.
Composite mosaic pattern in an opaque green ground with multiple circular rods of opaque yellow.
Fragment of revetment plaque. Upperside flat; underside flat but uneven.
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. 664, p. 369.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
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
Third to first century BCE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Third to first century BCE
Third to first century BCE
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