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Object NameString of 10 Beads and a Pendant
Made FromGlass, gilt cap, thread
Date1800-1899
Place MadeChina
TechniqueFormed, cut
SizeBeads Diam: 1.2 cm
Accession Number51.6.292 B
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Exhibition of East Asiatic Glass
Not On View
Physical DescriptionString of 10 Beads and a Pendant. Transparent light green glass; formed and cut. (Beads): Spherical; carved design of notches. (Pendant): Flat pear shape; carved geometric design perforated with small holes; mounted in a decorated gilt cap surmounted by a small bead of cloudy white glass; woven section of black, white and pale blue threads at each end of bead string; small openwork gilt disc at the top.
Provenance
Source Nellie B. Hussey - 1951
bead
199 BCE-199 CE
necklace
1400-1250 BCE
bead
probably 1900
necklace
Helga Seimel
1993
bead
probably 1-1000