bead
Object NameBead
Made FromGlass
Date1400-1250 BCE
Place MadeCrete; Peloponnese
Techniquecast, mold pressed
SizeOverall L: 2.8 cm, W: 1.2 cm
Accession Number59.1.59 A
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTranslucent medium-blue glass with heavy iridescent white weathering crust over entire surface; mold pressed, suspension holes on top and bottom made while casting. Rectangular bead, preserves design with narrow rectangular bar across top, outlined with relief dots, depressed central section preserves half of a circle outlined in relief dots surrounded by a double row of relief dots which curl down and form a volute at the bottom of the element.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1950-05-1959-07-27
Former Collection
Zoumboulakis
- 1950-05
about 1310-1330
1400-1250 BCE
1270-1340
1400-1250 BCE