A ROMAN CAMEO GLASS FRAGMENT
A ROMAN CAMEO GLASS FRAGMENT

CIRCA EARLY 1ST CENTURY A.D.

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A ROMAN CAMEO GLASS FRAGMENT
circa early 1st century a.d.
From a panel or a plate, with opaque white on cobalt blue, preserving the head of a youth with curling locks in profile to the left, with leafy branches to the left, the trunk of a tree (?) to the right
36 in. (7.8 cm) wide
Literature
Sangiorgi, Collezione di Vetri Antichi, no. 175.

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