bead
Object NameBead
Made FromGlass
Date1400-1250 BCE
Place Madepossibly Greece, Peloponnese; possibly Greece, Crete
Techniquemold-pressed
SizeOverall L: 2.9 cm, W: 1.3 cm
Accession Number76.1.12
Credit LineGift of Carl Berkowitz and Derek Content
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass from the Ancient World
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTranslucent deep blue glass with heavy iridescent white weathering crust over surface; mold-pressed, suspension holes on top and bottom made while casting. Rectangular bead, now preserves a rectangular bar across top outlined with relief dots, depressed central section preserves half of a circle outlined in relief dots surrounded by a double row of relief dots curling down to form a volute at the bottom of the element.Provenance
Source
Derek Content
- 1976-01-01
Source
Carl Sandler Berkowitz
- 1976-01-01
Former Collection
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1950-05
Former Collection
Zoumboulakis
- 1950-05
about 1310-1330
1400-1250 BCE
1270-1340
1400-1250 BCE
