Broken finial
Broken finial
Place of OriginItaly, Venice
Date17th century
DimensionsH: 3 in. (7.6 cm)
MediumGlass; body shaped in a two part mold.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.694
Not on View
DescriptionTranslucent colorless glass.
Body of inverted pear shape on narrow glass disk as base. Middle decorated with two lion masks and cartouches.
17th century
17th century
Mid-1st century
Probably first half of 1st century
Second half of the 1st century CE
Probably second quarter of the 1st century
First half of the 1st century
Probably second half of 1st century
Probably 19th or early 20th century
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