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Object NameFinger Ring
Made FromGlass
Date1-399
Place Madepossibly Roman Empire; possibly Sasanian Empire
TechniqueFused, stamped
SizeOverall Diam: 2.2 cm, Th (max): .4 cm
Accession Number73.1.15 B
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Interpretive Notes
This object was catalogued originally as "Partho-Sasanian." The date and place of manufacture, however, are far from certain, although the distinctive conical bezel, made by coiling, may prove to be diagnostic. No parallel is known.
Physical DescriptionBlack glass; rod heated until soft, then bent into ring so that ends met and fused on cooling; junction pinched and somewhat flattened to form bezel; trail dropped onto bezel and coiled; triangular cross section; bezel is roughly conical.
Provenance
Source Saeed Motamed (Iranian, 1925 - 2013) - 1973-07-23
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1-399
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99 BCE-99 CE
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1-199 or later
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1-199 or later
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99 BCE-99 CE
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99 BCE-99 CE (possibly later)