bead
Object NameGold Glass Bead
Made FromGlass, Foil
Dateprobably 200-699
Place MadeSasanian Empire (modern Middle East)
TechniqueDrawn
SizeOverall H: 0.9 cm, D: 0.5 cm
Accession Number76.1.93 B
Credit LineGift of Carl Berkowitz and Derek Content
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Life on a String: 35 Centuries of the Glass Bead
Not On View
Physical DescriptionGold Glass Bead. Almost colorless with gold-foil inclusion; drawn. Roughly cylindrical, with bulging side, prominent "collars" at ends, and circular perforation (D. 0.3 cm). Decorated with gold foil sandwiched between two fused layers of glass.Provenance
Source
Derek Content
- 1976-01-01
Source
Carl Sandler Berkowitz
- 1976-01-01
Former Collection
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982)
1701-1800
