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Date6th- 7th century CE
DimensionsH: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm); W: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)
MediumGlass; mold-pressed.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Dr. Richard H. Edmondson
Object number
1981.55
Not on View
DescriptionNatural green glass with yellow enamel decoration.
Published ReferencesEffros, Bonnie, "Art of the 'Dark Ages': Showing Merovingian Artifacts in North American Public and Private Collections," Journal of the History of Collections, vol. 17, no. 1, 2005, p. 110, no. 100.
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