magatama
Object NameMagatama Amulet
Made FromGlass
Date710-794
Place MadeJapan
Techniquemolded, cut
SizeOverall H: 1.9 cm, W: 1.4 cm, Th: 0.7 cm
Accession Number61.6.58
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Curiosities of Glassmaking
Not On View
Physical DescriptionOpaque green glass; molded and cut; coiled and drawn out. Unusual form, due to drawing-out of the glass thread after the coiling of a bead, evidence of which is apparent in cloudy bubbles seen below the surface which, toward the "head" and along the "back" are elongated and ellipsoidal, becoming circular toward the tail; unusual placing of the incised lines on the head, which are grooves at the periphery but thin out before reaching the bore; surface pitting prominent; specific gravity, 3.20.Provenance
Source
Dorothy Blair
- 1961-03-21
25 BCE-99 CE
probably 1400-1300 BCE
probably 1850-1900
800-999
300-399
