fragment
Object NameFragment of Unfinished Disk
Made FromGlass
Date25 BCE-99 CE
Place MadeRoman Empire; Italy
Techniquecast, carved (cameo technique)
SizeOverall H: 8.8 cm, Th: 0.5 cm
Accession Number59.1.117
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass from the Ancient World
On ViewAncient Gallery
Physical DescriptionOpaque deep amethyst (appearing black), opaque white glasses; cast, carved (cameo technique). Fragment of flat circular disk; opaque deep amethyst sheet, 0.35 cm thick, with slightly raised rim, 0.8 cm wide, and opaque white overlay, 0.15 cm thick. Overlay mostly removed, leaving ornament in relief: on left, pedestal supporting curved leg or legs, perhaps of statue; to right (at center of plaque), standing figure approaches pedestal with left arm bent and hand in front of hip; behind him, seated or reclining figure, perhaps looking at person approaching pedestal, with one arm raised; on left, adjoining rim, indeterminate vertical element.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1959-07-27
about 1250 BCE
about 1550-1600
1-50
1570-1600
about 1560-1580
