Glass cameo fragment
Translucent cobalt blue with opaque white overlay.
Body fragment of fairly straight-sided large cup or beaker.
In relief in white, lower part of two draped standing figures with bare feet, facing right; both with proper left leg slightly bent; intricate folds of clothing are carefully carved; below, a raised, slightly uneven, broad ground line; beneath, a second register of decoration, of which only the tips of two leafy sprays or branches are visible.
Broken on all sides with weathered and iridescent edges; dulling, slight pitting, brilliant iridescence, and creamy brown weathering.
Body fragment of fairly straight-sided large cup or beaker.
In relief in white, lower part of two draped standing figures with bare feet, facing right; both with proper left leg slightly bent; intricate folds of clothing are carefully carved; below, a raised, slightly uneven, broad ground line; beneath, a second register of decoration, of which only the tips of two leafy sprays or branches are visible.
Broken on all sides with weathered and iridescent edges; dulling, slight pitting, brilliant iridescence, and creamy brown weathering.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass cameo fragment
- Period: Early Imperial
- Date: 1st century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Glass; cast and cut
- Dimensions: H.: 3 in. (7.6 cm)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
- Object Number: 17.194.371
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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