Spool-Shaped Ear Ornament
Spool-Shaped Ear Ornament
Dynasty
Han Dynasty
(Chinese, 206 BCE - 220 CE)
Place of OriginChina, said to be from Hunan Province
Date206 BCE-220 CE
DimensionsH: 13/16 in. (2 cm); Diam: 9/16 in. (1.5 cm)
MediumProbably cut from a chunk of glass
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1926.33
Not on View
DescriptionLight blue, spindle shaped. This is one of a group of blue spool-shaped ear ornaments (1926.25, 1926.26, 1926.33, 1926.34, 1926.40, 1926.41,1926.42) from China acquired from the dealer Henry Reinhardt & Son.
Tang Dynasty (618-907 CE) ?
Han Dynasty (206 BCE - 221 CE)
possibly Han Dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE)
Tang Dynasty (618-907CE) ?
Tang Dynasty (618-907 CE) ?
possibly Han Dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE)
possibly Han Dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE)
possibly Han Dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE)
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