Fragment of Cast Glass
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Fragment of Cast Glass
Place of OriginRoman Empire
Date1st century CE
DimensionsL: 1 7/8 in. (4.5 cm); W: 2 in. (5.0 cm)
Mediummold-pressed layered glass
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1534
Not on View
DescriptionThis fragment is from the lower part of an oval medallion made of mold-pressed layered glass. It consists of translucent cobalt blue glass striated with opaque light blue and coated blue glass. The preserved portion shows the lower part of a figure—possibly Amor or another genius—standing on a globe.
1st century CE
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
1st century CE
1st century BCE - 2nd century CE
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
1st century BCE - 1st century CE
1st century CE
1st century CE
1st century CE
1st century CE
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