Glass plaque fragment, Early Imperial, 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast in an open mold in two layers, Overall: 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm), Glass, Translucent pale blue and opaque mid blue., Square or rectangular, flat plaque; straight upper edge in mid blue, with projecting rough edge and grozed back in pale blue., Decoration in high relief: parts of two figures: at left, raised (proper left ?) arm bent upwards at elbow; at center, naked male figure leaning forward to left but with his head truned back in three-quarter view to right and proper left arm behind a large, unidentified object; behind arm of first figure in low relief a trident; below and in front of central figure, foliate sprays
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Glass plaque fragment, Early Imperial, 1st century .D, Roman, Glass, cast, open mold, two layers, Overall, 2 1/16, 5.2 cm, Translucent pale, blue, opaque mid, Square, rectangular, flat plaque, straight upper, edge, mid blue, projecting rough, grozed back, pale, Decoration, high relief, parts, figures, left, raised, proper left, arm bent, upwards, elbow, center, naked male, figure, leaning, forward, head truned, back, three-quarter view, right, arm, large, unidentified object, first figure, low, trident, front, central, foliate sprays
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