Necklace with Amulets
- Medium
- Glass
- Dimensions
- 50.2 × 3.2 cm (19 3/4 × 1 1/4 in.); Diam.: 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.)
- Genre
- glass
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Styles
Tags
necklacejewelryglassancient artcostumeancient
About
Initially affordable only among the wealthy, glass was used in ancient Rome to create tableware and containers for oils and perfume. Glass was also used in jewelry as an economical substitute for more expensive precious or semi-precious stones. This necklace also includes magic amulets, believed both to ward off evil and to guarantee good luck.
