Glass needle

Unknown

ca. 1st century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent blue; opaque white trail. Circular cross section; upper end tooled into two rounded arms, tapering to a point, with narrow oval eye; lower end tapering to a rounded point. Upper end decorated with marvered spiral trail. Intact, except for point of upper end, which has weathered broken edge; dulling and creamy brown weathering. Blue glass with enameled head.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1st century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Bequest of Mary Anna Palmer Draper, 1915