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Set of 17 glass plaques

Artist Han Dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD)
Date1st century BCE
Mediumlead-barium glass (?), some with traces of ink and gold
Dimensions2 1/8 × 1 3/4 in. (5.4 × 4.4 cm) each plaque
Classification(s)
  • EASTERN
Credit LineMuseum purchase, Karl E. Weston Memorial Fund
Terms
  • funerary
  • grave
Object numberM.2024.5
DescriptionSEE individual screens M.2024.5.A-Q
On View
Not on view
ProvenanceRobert H. Ellsworth, New York, NY, -2014; to David Billings and Beverly Hall Billings, Nantucket, MA; to (Hindman Auctions, Chicago, IL), Sale 1317, Lot 219, 3/26/24; to present collection
17 of 17 glass plaques
17 of 17 glass plaques
Han Dynasty
1st century BCE
1 of 17 glass plaques
1 of 17 glass plaques
Han Dynasty
1st century BCE
2 of 17 glass plaques
2 of 17 glass plaques
Han Dynasty
1st century BCE
3 of 17 glass plaques
3 of 17 glass plaques
Han Dynasty
1st century BCE