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Translucent turquoise blue with opaque yellow, making glass look dark greenwith splashes of pale green
Marbled mosaic pattern of multiple rods, imitating colored marble.
Upper side flat; underside flat but slightly uneven.
Probably cut into rectangular slab and upper side and edges polished in modern times; pitting of surface bubbles, dulling and weathering on underside.
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Title: Glass revetment plaque fragment
Period: Early Imperial
Date: 1st century BCE–1st century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Glass; cast
Dimensions: 1 3/8 × 2 1/16 × 1/4 in. (3.4 × 5.3 × 0.7 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Object Number: 74.51.329
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