Opaque blue glass oval engraved gem
Unknown artist
Date: 1st century BCE
Medium: Glass, opaque blue paste
Dimensions: Other: 11/16 x 5/8 x 1/8 in. (1.7 x 1.6 x 0.2 cm)
Classification: Gems
Culture: Roman
Period: Late Republican
Themes: Animals, Infants, Shepherds, Vines
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Date range
-99
Largest dimension
0.2 cm
Advertisement
Related works in this department
Marble female figure
Unknown artist
4500–4000 BCE
Marble seated harp player
Unknown artist
2800–2700 BCE
Marble female figure
Bastis Master
2600–2400 BCE
Terracotta kernos (vase for multiple offerings)
Unknown artist
ca. 2300–1900 BCE
Group of four vases
Unknown artist
ca. 2300–2000 BCE
Agate Lentoid
Unknown artist
ca. 1450–1400 BCE
Related guides
Coins and Medals: Portraits in Metal
Reading the Data
The Animal Kingdom in Art: How Cultures See and Show Animals
Art Techniques
Data source · View on metmuseum.org