Glass weight

1st century CE or later

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

Translucent turquoise blue.
Solid cylindrical shape; flat top; convex side; bottom slightly concave with projecting pontil scar at center.
Intact, but one small surface chip and crack in side; few bubbles; dulling, creamy weathering, and brilliant iridescence.

This unusual object may be seen as a glass weight. The brilliant turquoise color resembles that of some early Roman glass but it probably belongs to the early Islamic period.

Artwork Details

Overview

Title: Glass weight
Date: 1st century CE or later
Culture: Roman (?)
Medium: Glass; formed on the pontil rod
Dimensions: Height: 4 1/16 in., (10.3 cm)
Weight: 1.9 lb. (861.8g)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Bequest of Mary Anna Palmer Draper, 1915
Object Number: 15.43.143
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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