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Object NamePitcher Pendant

Made FromGlass

Dateabout 200-499

Place MadeRoman Empire; possibly Eastern Mediterranean; possibly Egypt

TechniqueRod-formed, tooled, applied

SizeOverall H: 3 cm, Diam: 1.2 cm (estimate)

Accession Number54.1.148-1

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Exhibitions

Life on a String: 35 Centuries of the Glass Bead

Not On View

Physical DescriptionPitcher Pendant. Translucent deep blue glass, with opaque white trail; rod-formed, tooled, applied. Pitcher shape; rim consists of two coiled rings; cylindrical neck; conical body, with pronounced shoulder; body decorated with continuous horizontal zigzag trail; handle applied to top of wall, drawn up above rim, bent over and reattached to top of rim; disk shape base.
Provenance

Source Fahim Kouchakji (b. Syria, 1886-1976)