Glass bracelet

late 3rd–2nd century BCE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

Translucent cobalt blue.
Seamless broad band with flattened semicircular cross section.
On outer surface, two narrow ribs at sides running around band, flanking broad projecting rib decorated with twelve diagonal grooves.
Intact, except for one weathered chip in edge; surface pitting and tiny patches of weathering.

Blue bracelet with three raised rings and twisted ribbon pattern.

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Title: Glass bracelet
Period: Hellenistic
Date: late 3rd–2nd century BCE
Culture: Celtic
Medium: Glass; drawn and tooled
Dimensions: 7/8in. (2.3cm)
Other: 3 3/16in. (8.1cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Object Number: 17.194.334
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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