Glass portrait bust of a woman

Glass portrait bust of a woman

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Translucent dark blue, appearing almost black. Appliqué shaped as a portrait bust in relief; flat back. Bust of a woman in profile to left; hair in fringe across forehead, and in wavy strands drawn to back of head, with one lock falling over nape of neck; arched brow, prominent cheek, and small mouth; pendant earring; beaded necklace around neck above folds of garment falling from shoulders; brooch fastener on proper left shoulder. Complete, except for tiny chip on edge of back; dulling and faint weathering.

Greek and Roman Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Glass portrait bust of a womanGlass portrait bust of a womanGlass portrait bust of a womanGlass portrait bust of a womanGlass portrait bust of a woman

The Museum's collection of Greek and Roman art comprises more than thirty thousand works ranging in date from the Neolithic period (ca. 4500 B.C.) to the time of the Roman emperor Constantine's conversion to Christianity in A.D. 312. It includes the art of many cultures and is among the most comprehensive in North America. The geographic regions represented are Greece and Italy, but not as delimited by modern political frontiers: Greek colonies were established around the Mediterranean basin and on the shores of the Black Sea, and Cyprus became increasingly Hellenized. For Roman art, the geographical limits coincide with the expansion of the Roman Empire. The department also exhibits the art of prehistoric Greece (Helladic, Cycladic, and Minoan) and pre-Roman art of Italic peoples, notably the Etruscans.