Glass mirror with terracotta frame

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Glass mirror with terracotta frame

Place of OriginEgypt or Italy

DatePossibly 4th-6th century

DimensionsL: 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm); Diam (top): 1 1/8 in. (2.8 cm); Max Diam: 2 1/2 in. (6.3 cm);
Thickness: 5/16 in. (1.1 cm)

MediumGlass; tooled; applied decoration

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.1230

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DescriptionSolid. Blowing spirals. Translucent natural yellowish green (between 10 GY 4/4 and 5 G 5/2). Moderate brown coils and streak in ring. Tooled. Pontil mark ca. 0.75 cm. Added coils. Ring-shaped object with long tapering handle and roughly ovoid finial separated by jacking. Around middle of body and on either side of jack mark, four coils trailed on from right to left.