bead
Object NameDuck Bead or Amulet
Made FromGlass
Datepossibly 1499-1001 BCE; possibly 600-699 or later
Place MadeEgypt
Techniquemanipulated, pierced
SizeOverall H: 1.5 cm, W: 2.3 cm, D: 1.8 cm
Accession Number91.1.4
Credit LineGift of W. Bastiaan Blok
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionOpaque, very dark purple, appearing "black" and opaque red glasses; manipulated and pierced. Bead or amulet shaped like sleeping duck. Body shaped like egg split longitudinally with flat base and rounded sides; neck bent back and resting on body with very roughly modeled head and beak. Most of object is "black" but with patch of red on one shoulder, neck and back of head. Perforation, D: 1.5 cm, runs from side to side under head.Provenance
Source
W. Bastiaan Blok
- 1991-12-10
about 1800-1977
