Vessel Fragment

MS4079

From: Italy

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number MS4079
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Roman
Provenience Italy
Period Early Imperial Roman Period
Section Mediterranean
Materials Glass
Technique Faceted
Description

Fragment of glass, oval medallion; translucent dark green glass with many minute bubbles, and with swirls of lighter translucent green. Bust of youth, right progile; head looking slightly downwards; wreath? in hair. Top, badly chipped, with slight weathering; edges, all broken; bottom, unfinished.

Thickness 0.6 cm
Outside Diameter 3.1 cm
Credit Line Gift of Robert H. Lamborn, 1898
Other Number GL04 (ancient glass project) - Other Number | B20 - Other Number

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