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Translucent cobalt blue.
Shaped as a dolphin in the round, with large suspension hole serving as eyes, tooled to form rounded nose, pointed crest, and three-finned tail, and pointed fin under belly.
Intact; pitting and brilliant iridescent weathering.
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Title: Glass pendant in the form of a dolphin
Period: Late Imperial
Date: possibly 3rd–5th century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Glass; tooled and rod-pierced
Dimensions: Other: 3/16 x 1 1/16 in. (0.5 x 2.6 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Accession Number: 74.51.4025
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