Glass bracelet

ca. 7th–15th century CE

Not on view

Translucent pale blue green; trails in opaque yellow, red, and turquoise blue; spikes in opaque white.
Circular band, semicircular in section with sharp edges; no visible join.
Outer surface decorated with added yellow trail with red stripes and five elongated splashes of turquoise blue; on top of trail, 37 small spikes, applied unevenly around band.
Intact; some dulling, weathering, and faint iridescence.

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Title: Glass bracelet
Date: ca. 7th–15th century CE
Culture: Islamic
Medium: Glass; drawn, tooled, and trailed
Dimensions: 1/4in. (0.6cm)
Other: 2 11/16in. (6.8cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Object Number: 17.194.340
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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