Glass bracelet with impressed decoration
Translucent turquoise blue.
Circular band with rounded edges and slightly uneven sides; convex in section with flat inner side; no visible seam.
Outer surface decorated with a series of thirteen stamped circles, each depicting a lion facing right with open mouth, large mane, and tail raised above his back.
Intact, except for one weathered chip on inner edge; many pinprick and elongated bubbles; dulling, some deep pitting, faint iridescence, and patches of creamy white weathering.
Around the outside of the bracelet is a pattern of stamped medallions containing lions.
Circular band with rounded edges and slightly uneven sides; convex in section with flat inner side; no visible seam.
Outer surface decorated with a series of thirteen stamped circles, each depicting a lion facing right with open mouth, large mane, and tail raised above his back.
Intact, except for one weathered chip on inner edge; many pinprick and elongated bubbles; dulling, some deep pitting, faint iridescence, and patches of creamy white weathering.
Around the outside of the bracelet is a pattern of stamped medallions containing lions.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass bracelet with impressed decoration
- Period: Late Imperial
- Date: late 4th–5th century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Glass; drawn, tooled, and stamped
- Dimensions: Overall: 1/4 x 2 3/4in. (0.6 x 7cm)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
- Object Number: 74.51.345
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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