Glass cameo fragment

late 1st century BCE–mid-1st century CE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 166

Translucent cobalt blue with overlay in opaque white.

Fragment of cylindrical body with concave curving side.

On exterior, in deep relief in white a large vine leaf, carved in fine detail, showing veins and texture of the leaf surface.

Broken on all sides with weathered edges; dulling, pitting of surface bubbles, some brilliant iridescence, and thick creamy brown weathering on white overlay. Rotary grinding marks on interior.

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Title: Glass cameo fragment
Period: Early Imperial, Augustan or Julio-Claudian
Date: late 1st century BCE–mid-1st century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Glass; cast and cut
Dimensions: H.: 2 1/16 in. (5.3 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Object Number: 17.194.366
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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