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Translucent deep purple with opaque white overlay.
Circular disk, with beveled edge; flat back.
On front, in deep relief in white, head of Medusa in three-quarter view to right, with wings and serpents in her hair.
Broken and chipped at top and bottom; dulling and faint iridescent weathering.
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Title: Cameo glass disk with Medusa head
Period: Early Imperial
Date: 1st century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Glass; cast and cut
Dimensions: Overall: 7/8 x 1 in. (2.2 x 2.5 cm)
Classifications: Gems, Glass
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Object Number: 17.194.11
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