Medallion Cameo glass
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Medallion Cameo glass
Place of OriginRoman Empire
Date1st century CE
DimensionsDiam: 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm)
MediumCameo glass.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1509
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DescriptionCircular cameo glass medallion featuring a finely carved head of Medusa in opaque white relief over a translucent cobalt blue background. Likely a fragment from a larger object.
about 15 BCE - 25 CE (Roman, Augustan)
1st-2nd century CE
1st century CE
about 15 BCE - 25 CE (Roman, Augustan)
1st century BCE - 3rd century CE
Roman or 19th century?
1st century CE
1st century BCE - 3rd century CE
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
about 15 BCE - 25 CE (Roman, Augustan)
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