Glass finger ring

Unknown

1st century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent honey yellow, with opaque white trails and opaque green blob. Circular hoop and cross section made from a straight rod and bent into ring so that ends meet at bezel. Top of bezel shaped into an oval projecting blob in green, encircled by white, imitating a gem; spirally twisted trails in hoop. Intact; some pinprick bubbles; dulling, slight pitting and weathering. Many rings of this type have been found at sites throughout the Roman Empire.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1st century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917