Cameo glass
Cameo glass
Place of OriginRoman Empire
Date1st century BCE - 4th century CE
DimensionsH: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); W: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
MediumMonochrome glass; mold-pressed and cut.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1520
Not on View
DescriptionThis flat plaque fragment is made of opaque cobalt blue glass and was created using mold-pressing and deep cutting techniques. It preserves a theater mask carved in relief, featuring large drilled eyes, a furrowed brow, a prominent hooked nose, a hollowed frowning mouth, and a cleft chin. The hair is arranged in full leonine locks partially covered by a twisted wreath of grape clusters and leaves, with sausage curls falling around the neck. A fillet marks the hairline. This mask is of the same type as seen on objects 1923.1514 and 1923.1674 in the collection.
1st century BCE - 1st century CE
1st century - 4th century CE
1st century CE
161-169 CE
1st-2nd century CE
Workshop of the Floating Handles
first half CE 1st century
Probably late 3rd or 4th century
Possibly 1st century BCE
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
Perhaps late first or 2nd century
Second half of the 1st century CE
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