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Object NameEr Dang (Ear Ornament)
Made FromGlass
Date206 BCE-220 CE
Place MadeChina
TechniqueFormed, tooled, ground
SizeOverall H: 1.3 cm; Rim Diam (max): 1.2 cm
Accession Number58.6.1 H
Credit LineGift of Alan Priest
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewAncient Gallery
Interpretive Notes
玻璃耳珰  These ornaments were inserted into the ears as jewelry.
Physical DescriptionEr Dang (Ear Ornament). Transparent dark blue glass; formed, tooled and ground. Tubular "captstan" form; one end flaring slightly, the other more widely flared; tiny ground bevel at wider rim's edge, and probably also at other rim.
Provenance
Source Alan Priest - 1958

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