bead
Object NameStrand of 36 Beads
Made FromGlass, Plastic
Date1850-1910
Place Madepossibly West Africa; possibly Czech Republic
TechniqueWound
SizeOverall (average) W: 1 cm, D: 1.5 cm
Accession Number73.3.358 B
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionGrayish-white, blue, green, red glass; wound. African copies of Rosettas; grayish-white with red and blue longitudinal stripes; nine cylindrical beads; opaque red vulganite (plastic).Provenance
Former Collection
H. Alastair Lamb
- 1973
about 300-50 BCE
1600-1699
probably 1850-1900
200-399
1850-1910