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Object NameBead
Made FromGlass
Date1400-1250 BCE
Place Madepossibly Greece, Crete; possibly Greece, Peloponnese
Techniquemold-pressed
SizeOverall H: 2 cm, W: 1.6 cm
Accession Number76.1.11
Credit LineGift of Carl Berkowitz and Derek Content
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionProbably medium blue glass entirely covered with a thick white weathering crust; mold-pressed with suspension holes formed while casting. Bead consists of a narrow horizontal rectangle outlined with relief dots from which is suspended a single spiral or curl also outlined with relief dots, the center is depressed with a small air bubble, two suspension holes are preserved, one through the rectangle at the top and one through the center which has caused a small opening in the depression.
Provenance
Source Derek Content - 1976-01-01
Source Carl Sandler Berkowitz - 1976-01-01
Former Collection Ray Winfield Smith (American, 1897-1982)

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