Glass pendant in the form of a lamp

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Translucent honey brown.
Pendant shaped like an oil lamp with hole pierced vertically through body; oval body with projecting, upturned nozzle, with raised lip to center of discus (around hole) and convex bottom.
Chipped around body, possibly missing a handle; slight dulling and encrustation.

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Title: Glass pendant in the form of a lamp
Culture: Hellenistic, Roman, or Islamic
Medium: Glass
Dimensions: Other: 1/4 x 3/8 x 9/16 in. (0.6 x 0.9 x 1.5 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Object Number: 17.194.450
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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