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CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMAN GLASS CAMEO IN A BRONZE SETTING
circa 1st century a.d.
The cameo cast in white on a dark ground, depicting Dionysos moving to the right but looking back towards a leaping panther, the god with his right arm up-raised, holding a thyrsos tied with streamers in his left hand, the oval box-shaped mount originally with loops at each end
1.5/8 in. (5.1 cm) long excluding loops
circa 1st century a.d.
The cameo cast in white on a dark ground, depicting Dionysos moving to the right but looking back towards a leaping panther, the god with his right arm up-raised, holding a thyrsos tied with streamers in his left hand, the oval box-shaped mount originally with loops at each end
1.5/8 in. (5.1 cm) long excluding loops