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Galss portrait head of a woman

Galss portrait head of a woman





Artist : Anonymous

Model : Hera
Junon

Date : approx. between 100 and 150

Material : Casted glass
Acquisition : Fletcher Fund (1959)
Item 78 on 102
Etruscan and Roman Antiquities
Sculpture

Vitrine : V06

Area related
Empire romain

Description   

This portrait, in glass imitating lapis-lazuli, was made by pressing the glass into an open mold. It probably represents the goodness Juno (Greek Hera) and must have been set up either in a public temple or a rich private sanctuary.
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Galss portrait head of a woman
Anonyme
Héra
Junon