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Fragment of Revetment Plaque
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Fragment of Revetment Plaque

Place of OriginRoman Empire, Italy, most likely found at Rome
DateLate 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
DimensionsL: 3 1/2 in. (9.0 cm); W: 2 3/4 in. (7.0 cm)
MediumPolychrome composite mosaic; cast, cut, polished on the upperside, underside left unpolished, tooling marks on the underside.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1980.647
Not on View
DescriptionMarbled mosaic pattern in a dark green ground with multiple rods of opaque pale green. 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. 665, p. 369.
Probably 1st century BCE to 1st century CE

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