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The deep-blue opaque glass used for this female head evokes lapis lazuli, a rare and valuable stone mined only in Afghanistan and therefore highly prized in antiquity. Few examples of mold-pressed glass figures remain intact today. The work may represent the goddess Juno and was likely placed in a temple or private sanctuary.
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Title: Glass portrait head of a woman
Period: Mid Imperial
Date: 1st half of 2nd century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Glass; mold-pressed and carved
Dimensions: H.: 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1959
Object Number: 59.11.8
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