bead

Object NameBeads

Made FromGlass, Gold

Date199 BCE-199 CE

Place MadeIran, possibly Amlash

Techniquewound

SizeLarge Blue Bead L: 1.4 cm; Wound Blue Beads L: 0.9 cm; Collared Beads L: 1.2 cm

Accession Number74.1.6

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Not On View

Physical DescriptionTransparent deep and medium blue glass, colorless glass, blue is bubbly; both glasses are pitted and weathered to varying degrees; wound blue beads (26) collared gold glass beads (27). Gold glass beads have central tube with foil on exterior, over this, collared element is formed, broken ends suggest the units were made in multiples with ovoid centers, similarity of shapes suggests a series of molds. No mold marks evident, perhaps due to some reheating, four beads are virtually unweathered (possibly modern, but unlikely).
Provenance

Source Faradj Anavian - 1974-03-18