Glass plate with head of Medusa, Late Imperial, 3rd century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast and cut, H. 1/2 in. (1.3 cm) diameter 2 in. (5.1 cm), Glass, Translucent pale blue green. Rounded, upturned, and outsplayed rim, curving in below to flat body; integral low base ring with rounded edge. On underside of body, circular pattern of thirty-five outward-pointing incised tongues, outlined with incised lines, within a raised border around base ring; with base ring, an incised circle surrounds an engraved head of Medusa with flowing locks and wings, facing frontally but looking slightly to the left
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Glass plate, head, Medusa, Late Imperial, 3rd century .D, Roman, Glass, cast, cut, H, 1/2, 1.3 cm, diameter 2, 5.1, Translucent pale, blue, green, Rounded, upturned, outsplayed rim, curving, flat body, integral low, base, ring, rounded edge, underside, body, circular pattern, thirty-five outward-pointing, incised, tongues, outlined, incised lines, within, raised border, base ring, circle, surrounds, engraved head, flowing locks, wings, facing frontally, looking slightly, left
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