Fragment of Cameo Glass
Fragment of Cameo Glass
Place of OriginRoman Empire
Date1st century CE
DimensionsW: 2 3/8 in.
MediumConventional pattern in opaque white on background of translucent cobalt blue.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1600
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DescriptionThis fragment of cameo glass displays a conventional decorative motif in opaque white layered over a translucent cobalt blue background. The design is executed in cameo technique, with the white glass deeply cut to reveal the underlying blue layer.
1st century BCE - 3rd century CE
1st century BCE - 3rd century CE
probably 1st-2nd Century
1st century CE
Possibly early Imperial Period
1st century BCE - 3rd century CE
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
1st century CE
1st century CE
1st century CE
1st century CE
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