CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN CAMEO GLASS FRAGMENT
circa 1st century a.d.
From a panel or a plate, with opaque white on dark blue, preserving a bearded centaur moving right on a short groundline, an lion skin draped over his shoulders, supporting a crater on his shoulder with his right hand, holding a staff in his left hand, with a horn angled over his left shoulder
2 in. (5.1 cm) long
circa 1st century a.d.
From a panel or a plate, with opaque white on dark blue, preserving a bearded centaur moving right on a short groundline, an lion skin draped over his shoulders, supporting a crater on his shoulder with his right hand, holding a staff in his left hand, with a horn angled over his left shoulder
2 in. (5.1 cm) long
Provenance
Sarti Collection
Literature
Sangiorgi, Collezione di Vetri Antichi, no. 167, pl. XXXIV.