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Object NameBeads Shaped like Lilies
Made FromGlass
Date1400-1250 BCE
Place MadeGreece
Techniquemold pressed
SizeOverall L: 1.8 cm, W: 1.3 cm
Accession Number66.1.193
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewAncient Gallery
Physical DescriptionTranslucent deep blue glass with heavy light brown weathering crust on surface; mold pressed, suspension hole on top made while casting. Five wedge-shaped beads retain the Mycenaean lily motif; the narrow top is a simple reel pierced for suspension and down from this spreads the volute pattern terminating with an arch of relief dots at the base.
Provenance
Source Sergio Sangiorgi (Italian) - 1966
Former Collection Giorgio Sangiorgi (Italian, 1886-1965)

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