Glass cameo
Glass cameo
Place of OriginAncient Rome
Date1st century BCE - 4th century CE
DimensionsH: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm); W: 5/8 in. (1.6 cm)
MediumMold-pressed, monochrome glass.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1661
Not on View
DescriptionTranslucent light yellowish glass, covered with iridescence. May have been applied to vase of same color.
Profile of a female head, turned to the right.
Small round colorless disk with relief profile bust facing right. Youthful features, relatively long striated locks- male or female.
1st century CE
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
1st century BCE - 3rd century CE
1st century BCE - 1st century CE
1st century BCE - 3rd century CE
1st century - 4th century CE
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
Late 2nd to early 3rd century CE
Early Imperial Period, 1st century BCE - 2nd century CE
1st century CE
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