Glass cameo
Glass cameo
Place of OriginRoman Empire
Date1st century BCE - 4th century CE
DimensionsDiam: 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm)
MediumMonochrome glass; mold-pressed.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1526
Not on View
DescriptionThis circular medallion is made of opaque light blue glass and was mold-pressed with very delicate cutting. The preserved portion of the relief shows a tunic-clad youth with short hair and a rounded face, pulling at an oval object—possibly a bowl—while an opposing figure, possibly an animal or another person, tugs from the other side. The right half of the scene is missing. The disk is dome-shaped with a raised rim.
Early Imperial Period, 1st century BCE - 2nd century CE
Late 16th-13th century BCE
1st-2nd century CE
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
1st century BCE - 3rd century CE
1st century - 4th century CE
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
668-627 BCE
Early Imperial Period, 1st century BCE - 4th century CE
1st century BCE - 3rd century CE
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