Glass pin

Unknown

1st–4th century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Colorless with slight greenish tinge. Solid globular head, tooled in on two sides at base; slender neck; broader, triangular shaft at top, with vertical tooling indents on two sides, tapering into cylindrical shape. Intact, except for end of pin where point may be missing; a few pinprick bubbles; dulling and slight creamy weathering with iridescence. Pin used for the hair, not as a dress pin.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1st–4th century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76