Glass cameo fragment

Roman

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 166

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.

Glass cameo fragment, Glass, Roman

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