Glass stopper
Glass stopper
Place of OriginSyria
Date3rd-6th century CE
DimensionsL: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
MediumBlown glass.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1234
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DescriptionThis stopper is made of translucent light greenish glass that shows a gray film with metallic iridescence beneath the surface. It is shaped like a shuttle, hollow inside, and formed by blowing glass.
3rd-6th century CE
3rd-6th century CE
around 4th century
Probably first half of 6th century
250-150 BCE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Late Roman or early Arabic, 4th-7th century
Probably mid-1st century
6th to early 7th century
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