cameo; inlay

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Object Type: cameo; inlay
Museum number: 1886,1117.29
Description: Fragment, perhaps re-cut, of a plaque in translucent dark blue and opaque white cameo glass. Both sides are decorated, and it is possible this is part of an oscillum, an object that was suspended so that the wind might make it move. The decoration is in white on both sides. One side shows drapery falling in folds. On the other side the design is indeterminate, but perhaps shows part of a draped body.
Cultures/periods
Production date: 1-25 (circa); 1stC AD; 15 BC - AD 25 (Roberts et al 2010)
Production place: Made in: Rome (city) (probably)
Materials
Technique: carved; cast
Dimensions: Thickness: 0.70 - 0.80 centimetres (blue); Height: 3.90 centimetres; Thickness: 0.50 centimetres (white on either side); Thickness: 0.90 centimetres; Width: 3.80 centimetres
Curator's comments: Findspot unrecorded.
Bibliographic references: Tatton-Brown et al 2007 / Roman Cameo Glass (71); Roberts et al 2010 / Roman Cameo Glass in the British Museum (61); Glass 2 / Catalogue of Greek and Roman Glass, Volume 2 (499); Howells 2015 / A Catalogue of the Late Antique Gold Glass in the British Museum (p.21)
Location: Not on display
Acquisition name
Previous owner
Acquisition date: 1886
Acquisition notes: Probably acquired in Rome.
Department: Greek and Roman
Registration number: 1886,1117.29

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