bead

Object NameBead

Made FromGlass

Date475-221 BCE

TechniqueBeadmaking

SizeOverall L: 2.4 cm, Diam: 2.4 cm

Accession Number95.6.6

Credit LineBequest of Jerome Strauss

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

蜻蜓眼玻璃珠

Place Made

China

Physical DescriptionBead. Opaque deep blue glass with semi-opaque bright blue and opaque white inlays; beadmaking. Probably wound on mandrel, then wrapped liquid glass and added dot decoration to form eye-like effect. Bead: cylindrical, rounded at ends, with perforation 1.05 cm in diameter. Completely covered with seven continuous rows of inlaid "eyes", parallel to ends; each row contains thirteen eyes and rows are staggered so hat adjacent eyes are arranged in quincunx; each eye has bright blue center and white border.
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