cameo; inlay (?); plaque (?)

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cameo; inlay(?); plaque(?)

Object Type: cameo; inlay (?); plaque (?)
Museum number: 1886,1117.46
Description: Fragment a plaque or inlay in opaque green, opaque blue and opaque yellow cameo glass. The upper and lower edges are original, and the fragment comes from a rectangular frieze. The decoration shows part of a leaf (perhaps acanthus) in green, with blue and yellow elements, possibly part of buds.
Cultures/periods
Production date: 150-180 (circa); 50BC - 50AD; 20-50; 15 BC - AD 25 (Roberts et al 2010)
Production place: Made in: Rome (city) (probably)
Materials
Technique: carved; cast
Dimensions: Height: 2.10 millimetres; Thickness: 0.06 centimetres; Width: 2.80 centimetres
Curator's comments: Findspot unrecorded.
Bibliographic references: Tatton-Brown et al 2007 / Roman Cameo Glass (78); Roberts et al 2010 / Roman Cameo Glass in the British Museum (81); Glass 2 / Catalogue of Greek and Roman Glass, Volume 2 (505); Howells 2015 / A Catalogue of the Late Antique Gold Glass in the British Museum (p.21)
Location: Not on display
Subjects
Acquisition name
Previous owner
Acquisition date: 1886
Acquisition notes: Probably acquired in Rome.
Department: Greek and Roman
Registration number: 1886,1117.46