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Gold earring with glass pendant in the form of a miniature jug or gourd

ca. 4th–5th century CE
Not on view
Pendant:
Translucent cobalt blue, with same color handle; added blobs in opaque red, white, and yellow.
Thick, flaring rim; concave neck; globular body; rounded bottom; large ring handle (for suspension) trailed on to top of body, neck, and underside of rim.
All of jug, except for handle, decorated with applied and marvered blobs of varying size.
Intact; some pitting, creamy weathering, and iridescence.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Gold earring with glass pendant in the form of a miniature jug or gourd
  • Period: Late Imperial
  • Date: ca. 4th–5th century CE
  • Culture: Roman
  • Medium: Gold, glass; rod-formed and blobbed
  • Dimensions: Other (Pendant): 1/8 x 3/8 x 3/8 in. (0.3 x 1 x 0.9 cm)
    Diameter (gold earing): 1/2 in. (1.3 cm)
  • Classifications: Gold and Silver, Glass
  • Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
  • Object Number: 74.51.4026
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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