Cameo glass
Cameo glass
Place of OriginRoman Empire
Date1st century BCE - 4th century CE
DimensionsH: About 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm); W: 1 in. (2.5 cm)
MediumBichrome glass; mold-pressed and cut.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1678
Not on View
DescriptionUpper part cobalt blue, the lower opaque white glass.
Crude theatrical mask, deeply cut.
Opaque blue on top half, opaque white on lower half. Back of appliqué curves inward sharply, as if it were attached to cylindrical handle or furniture leg. Ovoid mask done in high relief, with nearly feral characteristics -- doubly arched brows and V-furrows above nose, huge eyes with pupils drilled through, high cheekbones, flaring nostrils, and large open mouth (drilled through) with serrated lips. Very abstract rendering.
Roman or 19th century?
1st century BCE - 1st century CE
1st century - 4th century CE
1st century BCE to 1st century CE
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
Probably second quarter of the 1st century
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
19th century?
2nd-1st century B.C.E.
2nd-1st century B.C.E.
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