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Object NameDisk
Made FromGlass
Date1-399
Place MadeRoman Empire
TechniqueStamped or pressed
SizeOverall H: 1.3 cm, W: 1.4 cm, Th: 0.3 cm
Accession Number59.1.196
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTranslucent deep green glass; stamped or pressed. Disk almost circular, with, on one side, head of Medusa in low relief. Medusa is shown frontally, with wings growing from the sides of her head and with long, snakelike hair; edge of disk is beaded above Medusa's head. Other side of disk is plain.
Provenance
Source Ray Winfield Smith (American, 1897-1982) - 1959-07-27
basket
Falcon Glassworks of Apsley Pellatt & Co.
about 1820-1830
fragment
75-199
ring
1-399
ring
1-299