Glass pin

Unknown

1st century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent amber brown. Circular cross section; upper end tooled into a large flat disk; lower end tapering sharply to a fine rounded point. Intact; striations and a few pinprick bubbles; pitting and iridescent weathering.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1st century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Bequest of Mary Anna Palmer Draper, 1915