Fragment of Cameo Glass
Fragment of Cameo Glass
Place of OriginRoman Empire
Date19th century
DimensionsL: 1 9/16 in. (4.1 cm); W: 7/8 in. (2.2 cm)
MediumCameo glass
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1568
Not on View
DescriptionThis flat plaque fragment of cameo glass is carved in opaque white and pale blue glass over a stippled dark blue background. The scene includes a horse’s head with a short mane rising from a curved volute. Emerging from the horse’s mane are the forelegs and head of a horned bull. A laurel branch is visible along the right edge of the fragment. The object is weathered overall.
1st century BCE - 3rd century CE
1st century BCE - 3rd century CE
about 15 BCE - 25 CE (Roman, Augustan)
about 15 BCE - 25 CE (Roman, Augustan)
about 15 BCE - 25 CE (Roman, Augustan)
1st century BCE - 3rd century CE
1st century BCE - 3rd century CE
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
about 94 BCE
19th or 20th century
1st-2nd century CE
about 15 BCE - 25 CE (Roman, Augustan)
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