Dark blue glass fragment with striped end

A small, tapering fragment of dark blue glass lies against a plain white background. Its left end shows fine banded stripes of pale and reddish tones, and the tip narrows to a rounded point, suggesting a fragment of a larger inlay.

Artist

Unknown

Date

305 BCE-14 CE

Medium

Glass

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)

Size

4000 × 3200 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art