Description:

This small piece of glass may have been used in a burial. Often small pieces of jade were placed over the eyes, ears, mouth and nose of the deceased. This may be an alternative made in glass to cover the right eye of a dead person.

Glass (?), carved
Width: 1.9 cm, length: 3.9 cm, depth: 0.4 cm

Creator: Unknown

Date: Han dynasty (206 BC-221 AD) (?)

Copyright: Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives

Object ID:N4806