bead

Object NameBeads

Made FromGlass

Date199 BCE-199 CE

Place MadeIran, possibly Amlash

Techniquewound, tooled, trailed

SizeCollared Beads L: 1.8 cm; Bicones L: 1.8 cm

Accession Number74.1.3

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Not On View

Physical DescriptionDeep blue glass matrix with opaque white and opaque yellow decoration, colorless and yellowish-green colorless glass, large beads have a dull yellow white weathering product, some pitting, small colorless spacers are pitted and highly iridescent; wound and tooled with trail decoration. Six circular beads with opaque white zigzag decoration between two opaque yellow trails, two circular beads of this type with ribbing, six collared beads with circular-barrel shape centers, same decorative motif as above, eight long truncated biconical beads, same decorative motif, each separated by three small wound beads, two blue (44) and one colorless (22), some colorless may be gold glass beads.
Provenance

Source Faradj Anavian - 1974-03-18