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Object Name:

Plaque

Place Made:

Roman Empire

Accession Number:

66.1.236

Dimensions:

Overall H: 15.3 cm, Th (max.): 4.4 cm

Location:

On Display

Date:

1-299

Primary Description:

Translucent green glass; mold-pressed. Roughly circular disc; on upper surface, in bold relief, head of Medusa, surrounded by snakes; deep-set, bulging eyes, narrow nose, lips parted. Lower surface, irregular, showing clearly that hot glass was forced into mold.

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Department:

Ancient

Provenance:

Sangiorgi, Giorgio (Italian, 1886-1965), Former Collection

Sangiorgi, Sergio (Italian), Source

1966

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Exhibitions (1)

Glass of the Caesars

Venue(s)

British Museum 1987-11-18 through 1988-03-06

Romisch-Germanisches Museum 1988-04-15 through 1988-10-18

Musei Capitolini 1988-11-03 through 1989-01-31

Corning Museum of Glass

Publications (4)

Roman Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass, Volume One (1997) p. 31, #30; p. 326, #30; BIB# 58895

The Magic of Medusa (1988) illustrated, pp. 48-51;

Glass of the Caesars (1987) illustrated, p. 30, #8; BIB# 31831

Collezione di Vetri Antichi dalle Origini al V sec. D.C. (1914) p. 53, #181, pl. XXXVI; BIB# 35815