Cap Button with the Genius of Harmony and Union (?)
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Cap Button with the Genius of Harmony and Union (?)
Place of OriginChina, said to be from Hunan Province
DateT’ang Dynasty (618- 907CE)
DimensionsDiam: 1 in. (2.5 cm)
MediumGlass, cast in an open mold
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1926.28
Not on View
DescriptionAmber color, circular shape, stated figure holding a plaque.
First quarter of the 1st century CE
Ancient body (Ptolemaic Period, 3rd–1st century BCE), modern head and legs
Early first to 4th century CE
3rd to 1st century BCE
3rd to 1st century BCE
Probably first half of 4th century CE
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