Imperial anniversary plate fragment showing underside with part of the cloak and tunic of a uniform with tapestry design
Date4th century CE
Periodlate Roman Empire to early Late Roman
Object GeographyItaly
CultureRoman
MediumGlass (free blown, scratched, wheel engraved)
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN28.1519
Anniversary plates commemorated the accession of the Roman Emperor. This fragment depicts part of a cloak and a tunic. The tunic’s tapestry-woven panel depicts a lion below two victories who face one another across a branch and hold a wreath. Further below are a horse and rider among running animals.
On View
Not on viewHeight: (2 1/16 in.) 5.21 cm
Width: (1 11/16 in.) 4.24 cm
Thickness: (1/16 in.) 0.22 cm
Thickness at drapery: (1/8 in.) 0.30 cm
Nike
Height: (3/8 in.) 0.9 cm
Lion
Height: (1/8 in.) 0.34 cm
Deer
Height: (1/4 in.) 0.58 cm
Medium Details
Color
Glass: close to but more clear than 10Y 8/1 light greenish gray
Inclusions
n/a
4th century CE
3rd century CE
late 1st–2nd century CE
3rd–5th century CE
late 1st–mid-2nd century CE
4th to early 5th century CE
1st-4th century CE
Unknown, Italian
Unknown, Italian