Glass stopper
Glass stopper
Place of OriginSyria
Date3rd-6th century CE
DimensionsL: 2 in. (5.1 cm)
MediumBlown glass.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1233
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DescriptionThis stopper is made of translucent light greenish glass shaped like a shuttle. It is hollow inside and shows granulated iridescence on its surface. The object was made using blown glass techniques.
3rd-6th century CE
3rd-6th century CE
3rd-5th century CE
250-150 BCE
Roman Period, 1st century BCE - 4th century CE
Mid-1st to early 2nd century CE
Probably 4th century
about 1st-2nd century CE
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
Mid-2nd to early 3rd century
1st-2nd century CE
Mid-3rd to mid-4th century CE
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