Magatama (?)

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Object Name: 
Magatama (?)
Place Made: 
Japan
Accession Number: 
95.6.11
Dimensions: 
Overall W: 3.2 cm, L: 3.8 cm, Th: .7 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
250 BCE-552 CE
Credit Line: 
Bequest of Jerome Strauss
Primary Description: 
Deep green, translucent glass; cast. Magatama (?): thin, shaped like comma, with large "head" and small "tail", and circular perforation (Diam: 0.7 cm) near top of head; lower or inner surface is flat, but somewhat rough; upper surface also flat, but with curved edges. See REMARKS.

More Info

Department: 
Ancient
Provenance: 
Strauss, Jerome (1893-1978), Source
1979-03-22
Color: 
Deep green, translucent
deep green
Technique: 
casting
Inscription: 
A17
mark
: 
Painted in green on back