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Fragment of a Glass Plaque in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, July 2011

Fragment of a Glass Plaque in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, July 2011
Title: Fragment of a glass plaque

Medium; Technique: Glass

Culture: Roman

Period: Early Imperial

Date: 1st century A.D.

Dimensions: Overall: 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm)

Classification: Glass

Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917

Accession Number: 17.194.362


Description:

The plaque is not a true cameo, since the translucent blue background is completely covered with a thin layer of opaque light-blue glass. The scene, which involves a man and at least one other person, cannot now be identified.

Text from:
www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/collection_database/greek_...

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