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Object NameBead

Made FromGlass

Date1400-1250 BCE

Techniquecast, mold pressed

SizeOverall L: 2.8 cm, W: 1.2 cm

Accession Number59.1.59 A

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Place Made

Crete; Peloponnese

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.
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