Glass cameo panel fragment

Unknown

ca. 1–25 CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent deep purple, appearing black with opaque white overlay. Thick, flat panel. Decoration in deep relief, comprising a floral scroll with tendrils and leaves. Broken on all sides with weathered edges; one large weathered bubble on surface; pitting, dulling, thick creamy weathering, and iridescence. This is part of a large revetment panel decorated with acanthus scrolls, similar to another fragment (18.145.38a) on display in the Augustan Gallery (Gallery 166). Indeed, it may well belong to the same panel.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1–25 CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1918