Amulet: Heart
Artist: Unidentified
Period: Ptolemaic Period (Ancient Egyptian, 304–30 BCE)
Period: Roman Rule (Ancient Egyptian, 30 BCE–395 CE)
Date: probably 2nd century BCE
Dimensions:
2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
Medium: glass
Place of Origin: possibly from Ptolemaic or Roman Egypt
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1906.53C
DescriptionMold-blown. Representing a heart. Opaque red glass. Obverse in relief, details incised; reverse, plain and rough surfaced. Cast in an open mold. Blind eyelet on top.
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