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Fragment of Revetment Plaque
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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.

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