Glass cameo plaque fragment
Translucent deep purple with opaque white overlay.
Flat underside; top surface with shallow relief decoration.
In relief in white, head of figure turned to right in three-quarter view, with wavy hair.
Broken on all sides with weathered edges; dulling, slight pitting, patches of weathering and brilliant iridescence.
The fragment comes from a flat panel of glass, probably a plaque rather than a vessel.
This fragment comes from a flat panel of glass, probably a plaque rather than a vessel. It is decorated with a finely carved head in opaque white on a background of deep purple glass.
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