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Object NameGem

Made FromGlass

Date299 BCE-399 CE

Place Madepossibly Roman Empire

TechniqueCast

SizeOverall H: 2.5 cm, W: 2.9 cm

Accession Number76.1.164

Credit LineGift of Carl Berkowitz and Derek Content

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Not On View

Physical DescriptionTranslucent purple glass; cast; oval shape. Upper surface decorated in relief with figures on ground line: at center, figure sitting on stool or chair, facing half-right with head in right profile, holding child (?) on left knee; at left, standing figure bends over seated person; at right, standing figure attends seated person and touches child (?). Sides of object are vertical, lower surface is plain.
Provenance

Source Derek Content - 1976-01-01

Source Carl Sandler Berkowitz - 1976-01-01

Former Collection Ray Winfield Smith (American, 1897-1982)