Glass ornament
Translucent blue.
Thin, vertical rectangular panel; flat back; tapering edges at sides; horizontal bar at top and bottom, both pierced lengthwise with a small horizontal hole.
Molded decoration on front: fine vertical ribs on top and bottom bars; in central panel, design comprising four ear-shaped motifs (stylized ivy leaf) in two rows with a line of dots across the middle.
Intact; but tiny chips in edges; severe weathering, pitting, and iridescence.
The following text is from the gallery group label. This object is displayed in the gallery along with 23.160.49:
Thin, vertical rectangular panel; flat back; tapering edges at sides; horizontal bar at top and bottom, both pierced lengthwise with a small horizontal hole.
Molded decoration on front: fine vertical ribs on top and bottom bars; in central panel, design comprising four ear-shaped motifs (stylized ivy leaf) in two rows with a line of dots across the middle.
Intact; but tiny chips in edges; severe weathering, pitting, and iridescence.
The following text is from the gallery group label. This object is displayed in the gallery along with 23.160.49:
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass ornament
- Period: Late Helladic III
- Date: ca. 1370–1200 BCE
- Culture: Helladic, Mycenaean
- Medium: Glass; mold-pressed
- Dimensions: H.: 1 in. (2.6 cm)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1925
- Object Number: 25.78.21
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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