cameo;
plaque
- Museum number
- 1886,1117.43
- Description
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Fragment of plaque in three-layer translucent dark blue and opaque white cameo glass. The translucent blue is partly sandwiched between the opaque white. One edge of the plaque survives. The decoration, in white, shows vegetal motifs comprising part of an acanthus leaf on the left and a stem or branch on the right.
- Production date
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1-25 (circa)
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1stC AD
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15 BC - AD 25
- Dimensions
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Height: 3.40 centimetres
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Thickness: 0.20 centimetres (blue)
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Thickness: 0.30 centimetres (lower white)
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Thickness: 0.10 centimetres (upper white)
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Thickness: 0.60 centimetres
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Width: 4.05 centimetres
- Curator's comments
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The decoration, thickness, colour and condition strongly suggest that this was originally part of the same plaque as fragments 1886.11-17.48 and 1886.11-17.31.
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Findspot unrecorded.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1886
- Acquisition notes
- Probably acquired in Rome.
- Department
- Greek and Roman
- Registration number
- 1886,1117.43
