Lot no. 152
ROMAN HIGH-RELIEF GLASS CAMEO FRAGMENTS.
Ca. AD 50 - 200.
A pair of glass cameo fragments with a white opaque high-relief design set against a dark navy background. One fragment depicts the upper torso of a female in side view, with delicately rendered features including protruding breasts, a right arm, neck, and chin with small lips. The second fragment portrays vine leaves overlapping each other with clusters of grapes. For similar see: La Collezione Santarelli, La Glittica, p.83, fig. 1.
Size: 35-27mm x 26-31mm; Weight: 41g
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
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