Glass pendant
Translucent cobalt blue.
Circular disk with rounded edge; uneven, flat bottom; tapering in thickness towards bottom; pierced suspension loop applied to front of disk, folded over, and pressed on to back edge.
On obverse, circular stamp with lion in relief rearing to right and resting its forelegs on back of a crouching bull with horns and long tail, facing left.
Intact; pinprick bubbles; some pitting of surface bubbles and dulling.
Circular disk with rounded edge; uneven, flat bottom; tapering in thickness towards bottom; pierced suspension loop applied to front of disk, folded over, and pressed on to back edge.
On obverse, circular stamp with lion in relief rearing to right and resting its forelegs on back of a crouching bull with horns and long tail, facing left.
Intact; pinprick bubbles; some pitting of surface bubbles and dulling.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass pendant
- Period: Late Imperial
- Date: 4th–5th century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Glass; stamped
- Dimensions: 7/8 × 5/8 × 1/4 in. (2.2 × 1.6 × 0.6 cm)
- Classifications: Gems, Glass
- Credit Line: Gift of Helen Miller Gould, 1910
- Object Number: 10.130.2819
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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