fragment
Object NameFragment of Plaque or Medallion
Made FromGlass
Date1-99
Place MadeRoman Empire
Techniquecast in at least two layers
SizeOverall H: 2 cm, W: 1.1 cm, Th (blue): 0.8 cm
Accession Number79.1.286
Credit LineBequest of Jerome Strauss
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTranslucent deep blue glass over opaque white; cast in at least two layers. Fragment of plaque or medallion consisting of blue head in prominent relief fused to white underlay, with small piece of white above or in blue layer at base of neck. Head shown frontally, perhaps turned slightly to vier's right; youth or young adult male with wavy hair combed forward at front and cut in fringe across forehead; long, rather narrow but by no means gaunt face with neither mustache nor beard; long neck. At base of neck, patch of white glass, which is separated from white underlay by thin layer of blue, rises to surface.Provenance
Source
Jerome Strauss
(1893-1978) - 1979
1770-1860
1-99
1-99
99 BCE-75 CE
1175-1299
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