Fragment of Revetment Plaque
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.Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
1st century BCE - 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
3rd to 1st century BCE
First quarter of the 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Probably 1st century BCE to 1st century CE
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