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Glass finger ring

ca. 3rd century CE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171
Translucent cobalt blue.
Solid hoop, flat on both sides, with projecting shoulders, and flat rectangular bezel; circular shape to inside of hoop.
On bezel, engraved long object, perhaps a leaf, tapering to one end; on shoulders, comic masks carved in relief, with hair on edges on bezel, sunken eyes, broad nose, large round mouth and long beard extending around outside of hoop.
Intact, but with a few tiny chips on inside edge of hoop; a few bubbles; dulling, surface scratches, and faint weathering.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Glass finger ring
  • Period: Late Imperial
  • Date: ca. 3rd century CE
  • Culture: Roman
  • Medium: Glass; cast and cut
  • Dimensions: 1 × 1 1/4 × 1/4 in. (2.5 × 3.1 × 0.6 cm)
  • Classification: Glass
  • Credit Line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
  • Object Number: 91.1.1519
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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