Spool-Shaped Ear Ornament
Spool-Shaped Ear Ornament
Place of OriginChina
DateHan Dynasty (206 BCE - 221 CE)
DimensionsL: 11/16 in. (1.7 cm)
MediumGlass.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1926.42
Not on View
DescriptionSo-called "capstan" type; dark blue. 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) ?
possibly Han Dynasty (206 BCE–220 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)
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