Glass cameo
Glass cameo
Place of OriginRoman Empire
Date1st century - 4th century CE
DimensionsDiam: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
MediumMonochrome glass; mold-pressed and cut.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1674
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DescriptionOpaque cobalt blue glass on a body of translucent light greenish glass, fine quality.
Circular medallion with Medusa head in deep relief cut.
Convex round medallion of opaque blue glass, and molded theater mask filling entire disk. Broad face, raised arched eyebrows, large eyes with drilled pupils, large open drilled mouth. Leonine striated hair, with fillet at hairline and interwoven grape leaf wreath across temples. Clusters of sausage curls at nape of neckline.
1st century BCE - 1st century CE
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
Roman or 19th century?
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
about 200 CE
1st century BCE to 1st century CE
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
1st century BCE
Early to Late 15th century
about 450-430 BCE
1st century BCE - 3rd century CE
Possibly 1st century BCE
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