Opaque white on opaque blue glass cameo
Two youths and two women
The scene may represent the return of Orestes, in which case the seated youth would be Orestes, the other Pylades, the women Elektra and the nurse, or perhaps Clytemnestra and Elektra.
The scene may represent the return of Orestes, in which case the seated youth would be Orestes, the other Pylades, the women Elektra and the nurse, or perhaps Clytemnestra and Elektra.
Artwork Details
- Title: Opaque white on opaque blue glass cameo
- Period: Late Republican or Imperial
- Date: 1st century BCE–3rd century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Glass, opaque white on black
- Dimensions: Length: 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm)
- Classifications: Gems, Glass
- Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
- Object Number: 17.194.16
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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