fragment
Object NameFragment of a Plaque
Made FromGlass
Date1-99
Place MadeRoman Empire
TechniqueCast, Grozed
SizeOverall H: 3.8 cm, W: 4.5 cm, Th: 0.9 cm
Accession Number59.1.119
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass from the Ancient World
Not On View
Physical DescriptionOpaque light blue over transparent greenish blue. Cast in two layers. Bottom and right edges grozed at back. Fragment of square or rectangular plaque with thin opaque blue layer over thicker transparent blue layer. Decorated in relief with human figure on right and part of animal (?) on left. Human, apparently naked, stands to left, with legs braced and one arm bent; he carries unidentified object on shoulder. Animal (?), possibly lion, faces right, perhaps with large head, open mouth, and mane. Figures are partly contained within circular frame, possibly with knotted ribbons at bottom.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1959-07-27
