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Object NameSetting from Ring
Made FromGlass
Date300-399
Place Madeprobably Near East
TechniqueCast or pressed, engraved, ground, polished
SizeOverall H: 1.8 cm, W: 2.3 cm, Th: 0.6 cm
Accession Number59.1.228
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTransparent, slightly reddish brown, with small bubbles. Cast or pressed; engraved, ground, and polished. Setting for ring: oval. Upper surface is roughly circular (D. 1.9 cm) and flat; side curves out and down; lower surface is flat. Engraved decoration on upper surface: at center, cross with three arms of equal length and top and sides, and longer arm at bottom; all four terminate in short perpendicular cuts; on either side of cross, bird standing, with folded wings; each bird faces away from cross, but has head turned to look backward.
Provenance
Source Ray Winfield Smith (American, 1897-1982) - 1959-07-27
fragment
25 BCE-99 CE
fragment
25 BCE-99 CE
inlay
25 BCE-99 CE
bead
199 BCE-199 CE
flask
1400-1360 BCE
sculpture
Jay Musler
1984