Preview
Creation Date
60–200 CE
Geography
Yorkshire, England
Culture
Romano-British
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
3 11/16 × 3 5/8 × 7/16 in. (9.25 × 9 × 1 cm)
0.878 oz. (24.8 g)
Credit Line
Long-term Loan from the Estate of Boris Blick, 2015
Accession Number
2015.172.2
Provenance
Purchased by Boris Blick from a dealer at a small antique mall in Akron, Ohio, sometime between the mid-1990s and 2005. See also 2015.172.2.
Condition
Round bangle of varying thicknesses, one break/fracture which goes all the way through the depth of the bangle but did not cause it to shatter. Chipping tan/gold iridescent substance in spots (more of this substance is seen on the flat edges on the outside). Paint is seen on both of the inside edges of the crack.
Alexis Whitney (’25), October 2023
Description
This glass bangle consists of one main band with thinner edges until it reaches the thickest spot of the bracelet, where there is a flattened protrusion that looks as if the band and edges divide and cross over each other. It is unclear how this protrusion was made as the production of these pieces involves taking a round sphere of glass, sticking two rods inside, and then widening the bracelet until it reaches the preferred diameter. There is iridescent, flaking silica found all along the circumference of the bangle, caused by the soda included in the production of the glass being leeched out by water after its production. The inside of the bangle is flat with the least amount of flaky silica. There is a crack going completely through the band with the flaky silica also on the inside of the crack, suggesting it might have been made on purpose. When shining a light through the band, small, elongated bubbles appear alluding to the production process where bubbles that are present in the sphere of glass are stretched out and then harden.
Alexis Whitney (’25)