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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
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
inlay
about 300-50 BCE
bead
1600-1699
hanging lamp
probably 1850-1900
bottle
200-399