Bracelet

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Object Name: 
Bracelet
Place Made: 
Roman Empire
Syro-Palestine
possibly Golan
Accession Number: 
59.1.275
Dimensions: 
Overall Diam: 8.1 cm, Th (max): 0.7 cm; Stamped Area W: 1.1 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
300-399 or later
Primary Description: 
Greenish yellow, transparent; thread drawn out, spirally twisted, and bent into circle, with ends fused, stamped. Bracelet with circular cross section, loosely and unevenly twisted; at junction of ends, stamped to form flattened, irregular oval, which is decorated with unidentified motif in relief on outer surface.

More Info

Department: 
Ancient
Provenance: 
Smith, Ray Winfield (American, 1897-1982), Source
1959-07-27
Category: 
Roman
Jewelry
Color: 
Greenish yellow, transparent
greenish yellow
Technique: 
tooled, fused, stamped
tooling

Publications (1)

Roman Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass, Volume Three (2003) illustrated, pp. 68, 219, #1005; BIB# 58895