Glass ornament

Unknown

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

Translucent blue. Ivy-leaf shape; flat back; straight sides; two holes pierced through top and side of leaf on each side, joining at an angle. Molded decoration on front: a circular depression at top on each half of leaf, with a fan-shaped relief motif between and below. Complete except for small weathered chip on left front edge; dulling, slight pitting, and small patches of creamy brown weathering.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1370–1200 BCE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Helladic, Mycenaean

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Bequest of Richard B. Seager, 1926