Date : near 50 B.C.
Material : Cameo, Turquoise
Acquisition : Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan (1917)
Dynastie Julio-Claudienne
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Etruscan and Roman Antiquities
Dishes (Fragment de skyphoi)
Vitrine : V01 (Ref. 5)
Area related
Empire romain
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Cameo glass was extremely popular with the Roman aristocracy. Surviving pieces form some of the finest examples of ancient glassware.
The honey brown vessel and opaque turquoise overlay are an unusual combination for Roman cameo glass.
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Les camées
Le terme de camée, emprunté de l'italien cameo est de même origine que camaïeu.
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