Glass ornament

Unknown

ca. 1370–1200 BCE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent blue. Thin, vertical rectangular panel; flat back; tapering edges at sides; horizontal bar at top and bottom, both pierced lengthwise with a small horizontal hole. Molded decoration on front: fine vertical ribs on top and bottom bars; in central panel, design comprising four ear-shaped motifs (stylized ivy leaf) in two rows with a line of dots across the middle. Intact; but tiny chips in edges; severe weathering, pitting, and iridescence. The following text is from the gallery group label. This object is displayed in the gallery along with 23.160.49:

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1370–1200 BCE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Helladic, Mycenaean

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Fletcher Fund, 1925