Glass disk
Glass disk
Place of OriginEgypt
DateRoman Period, 1st century BCE - 4th century CE
DimensionsDiam: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)
Mediumglass
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.399
Not on View
DescriptionThis small green glass disk has raised images on both sides: a woman with a decorative band in her hair lifting her hand to her chin, and an elephant facing left.
Roman Period, 1st century BCE - 4th century CE
Roman Period, 1st century BCE - 4th century CE
Before 1880
Roman Period, 1st century BCE - 4th century CE
about 1956-1959 (printed 2016)
1st century CE
5th Dynasty (2498–2345 BCE)
5th Dynasty (2498–2345 BCE)
about 1500 BCE
Late 16th-13th century BCE
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