Medallion with a Portrait of Gennadios

Unknown artist

Date: 250–300

Medium: Glass, gold leaf, polychromy

Dimensions: Overall: 1 5/8 x 1/4 in. (4.1 x 0.6 cm)

Classification: Glass-Gold glass

Country: Egypt

Culture: Roman

Themes: Men, Portraits

Fletcher Fund, 1926

Met highlight

Date range

250 – 300

Largest dimension

0.6 cm

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