Fragment of Cameo Glass

Fragment of Cameo Glass

Place of OriginAncient Rome

Date1st century CE

DimensionsH: 2 in. (5.1 cm); W: 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)

MediumCameo glass.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.1671

Not on View

DescriptionHead of Medusa, in deep relief cut. Opaque orange yellow glass on a background of obsidian black glass.

Published ReferencesSturgis, Russell, “The Coleman Collection of Antique Glass,” The Century Magazine, vol. 48, 1894, p. 554, fig. 4.

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