Glass cameo cup fragment, Early Imperial, Julio-Claudian, 1st half of 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast and cased; carved and ground, Overall: 3 3/4 x 2 1/4 in. (9.5 x 5.7 cm), Glass, Translucent purple with opaque white overlay. Plain vertical rim with rounded lip; convex-curving side, turned in towards round bottom. Decoration in relief on exterior: a symplegma scene of a kneeling naked man with head turned downwards behind a woman, also naked but with an anklet on her right leg; the man's left hand rests on her back and his right arm reaches back for support to a pile of cushions on the end of the low bed or couch, which is covered with linen; he is clean shaven and has short wavy hair; suspended above the lovers is a garland tied at the top with a bow; immediately below the bed is a broad, horizontal ground line, with a second parallel line below around base
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Glass cameo cup fragment, Early Imperial, Julio-Claudian, 1st half, century .D, Roman, Glass, cast, cased, carved, ground, Overall, 3 3/4 x 2 1/4, 9.5 5.7 cm, Translucent purple, opaque white, overlay, Plain vertical, rim, rounded lip, convex-curving side, turned, towards round, bottom, Decoration, relief, exterior, symplegma scene, kneeling naked, man, head turned, downwards, woman, naked, anklet, right leg, left hand, rests, back, arm, reaches, support, pile, cushions, low bed, couch, covered, linen, clean shaven, short wavy, hair, suspended, lovers, garland tied, top, bow, immediately, bed, broad, horizontal ground, line, second parallel, base
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