Glass bracelet

Unknown

ca. 7th–15th century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

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.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 7th–15th century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Islamic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917