Fragment of cameo glass
Fragment of cameo glass
Place of OriginRoman Empire
Date1st century BCE - 3rd century CE
DimensionsL: 2 in.
MediumCameo glass
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1557
Not on View
DescriptionThis fragment of a cameo glass plaque features a partially draped female figure carved in opaque blue over colorless glass. The figure is shown from the back, turning slightly to the right. Her drapery falls below the buttocks, and she holds a section of the garment in her raised right hand. A wing is visible at the left, suggesting the figure may represent Victory. Her profile head faces right and displays incised features, with hair pulled into a topknot and bound with a fillet. The front surface is pitted.
mid-5th century BCE
6th century BCE
1st century CE
1st century BCE - 3rd century CE
750-650 BCE
about 300 BCE
about 15 BCE - 25 CE (Roman, Augustan)
about 300 BCE
2nd century CE
1st century BCE - 3rd century CE
1st century CE (or 19th century immitation)
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