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Object Name49 Miscellaneous Beads

Made FromGlass

Date800-1000

Place MadeMiddle East; possibly Egypt; possibly Syria; possibly Iraq; possibly Southeastern India; possibly Sri Lanka

Accession Number75.1.95

Curatorial Area(s)

Not On View

Physical Description49 Miscellaneous Beads. Bag of four different sets of beads. The first ("a") is three segmented beads (the blue is broken, gold has two segments, and silver has three; gold and silver do not appear to be perforated). The second and third ("b" and "c") are polychrome eye and zebra-striped beads related to types from the Middle East and Islamic world. The last ("d") is a string of beads consisting of four "double beads" with one tubular slightly rounded bead stuck to a twin (as if a manufacturing mistake). It also consists of a very long transparent green tubular bead. Unclear how/why this set of beads is grouped together.
Provenance

Source H. Alastair Lamb - 1975-03-31