Glass relief fragment

1st century CE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 168

Translucent light blue; upper layer of opaque light blue.
Part of a large square or rectangular plaque; flat, undecorated back, with grozed edges; vertical edges to two remaining sides (top and proper left side).
Relief decoration on front, depicting a trophy, comprising an assortment of weapons and arms: shields, helmets, spears, standards, sword, and quiver filled with arrows.
Broken and restored from two large fragments, with weathering on broken edges; thick creamy weathering on front, brownish weathering, pitting, and iridescence on back, and iridescent weathering on sides and edges.

Artwork Details

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Title: Glass relief fragment
Period: Early Imperial
Date: 1st century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Glass; mold-pressed, layered
Dimensions: Overall: 1/2 x 3 13/16 in. (1.3 x 9.7 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Object Number: 17.194.369
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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