Roman glass flask, Roman Imperial Period, ca. 1st century CE Amulets Seals Scarabs with elaborate disc decorated bridle

with elaborate disc decorated bridle

This Costa Rican jade pendant is carved in the form of a stylized double bird head half-celt

Branchburg

while gold settings were associated with individuals of higher status

and served as prestigious markers of status and authority

Roman glass flask, Roman Imperial Period, ca. 1st century CE Amulets Seals Scarabs with elaborate disc decorated bridleA pretty free blown glass flask with a rounded globular body rising to a short cylindrical neck and slightly flared rim. The vessel is formed in pale green glass and retains extensive burial encrustation and iridescence across the surface, with attractive areas of silvery and rainbow sheen typical of early Roman glass weathering. The proportions and simple, utilitarian form are characteristic of early Imperial domestic and cosmetic vessels, likely