The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Oval Blue Green Glass [ARK00171]
Attached People: Collector (major) - Bargrave, John (1610-1680)Location(s): Current location at - Canterbury Cathedral Library and Archives (Library and/or Archive) -> Canterbury Cathedral (Institution)
Annotation:[Canterbury Catalog: Oval shaped piece of blue/green glass with embossed image of two hands clasping (CANCA-B/106a). A cast of the glass (CANCA-106b) also in compartment. The symbol of the clasped hands indicates concord and partnership between men, or betrothal between a man and a woman.] (approx 1st cent BC)