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revetment - Imperial Roman

Fragment of an obsidian revetment with a carved ivy design, 7 x 7.9 cm, Early Imperial Roman, 1st century CE. Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Public Domain.

Opaque Black Natural Glass Carved

Fragment of an obsidianrevetment with a carved ivy design, 7 x 7.9 cm, Early Imperial Roman, 1st century CE. Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Public Domain.

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Credit: Metropolitan Museum of Art

GemstoneNatural Glass, Obsidian, Artisanal Glass
Natural or man madeNatural
Height79
Width70
Gem StateCarved
ColorBlack
TransparencyOpaque