fragment
Object NameFragment of Plaque with Ganymede
Made FromGlass
Date1-99
Place MadeRoman Empire; possibly Italy
Techniquecast
SizeOverall H: 5 cm, Th: 1 cm
Accession Number66.1.68
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionOpaque light blue glass over translucent purple glass; Cast in two layers. Fragment of plaque, with straight left edge. Decoration in relief: roundel containing, at left side, head and torso of youth, shown in profile facing right, apparently seated, with right arm extended; shoulder and chest bare, but with tunic covering back and lower part of body; behind him, sapling with branches and leaves.Provenance
Source
Sergio Sangiorgi
(Italian) - 1966
Former Collection
Giorgio Sangiorgi
(Italian, 1886-1965)
