Cameo glass disk with Medusa head

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1st century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent deep purple with opaque white overlay. Circular disk, with beveled edge; flat back. On front, in deep relief in white, head of Medusa in three-quarter view to right, with wings and serpents in her hair. Broken and chipped at top and bottom; dulling and faint iridescent weathering.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1st century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917