bead
Object NameWaist String of 136 Millefiori Beads
Made FromGlass
Date1845-1950
Place MadeItaly, Venice
TechniqueWound
SizeOverall H: 50 , W: 10; Average Bead H: 1.9 cm, Diam (max): 1 cm
Accession Number73.3.108
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionWaist String of 136 Millefiori Beads. Grey, yellow, red, black, white, green, and blue glass; wound. 136 Mosaic beads on a string. Cylindrical. 130 specimens with dark grey core, an opaque orange body decorated with multiple compound mosaics of opaque red barn on opaque black on opaque white on opaque red barn and on opaque orange. 6 specimens with dark grey core, an opaque yellow and red body decorated with multiple compound mosaics of opaque blue, red, yellow and green on opaque white on opaque black and on opaque green.Provenance
Source
H. Alastair Lamb
299-1 BCE
possibly 99-75 BCE
299 BCE-99 CE
25 BCE-99 CE
25 BCE-99 CE
1940-1949