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amulet

Object NameHeart Amulet
Made FromGlass
Date1400-1350 BCE
Place MadeEgypt
Techniquetrail-decorated, tooled, drilled, applied
SizeOverall L: 2 cm
Accession Number59.1.49
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTranslucent deep blue glass, opaque white and opaque yellow glass, bubbly, some surface dulling; trail-decorated, tooled and drilled. Body of blue glass horizontally wound with an opaque white trail marvered in, flattened form. Has two small vertical lugs, tooled after trail decoration was applied, heavy coil of opaque yellow applied at top, convex in profile, similar smaller collar applied at bottom now broken away, flattened body.
Provenance
Source Ray Winfield Smith (American, 1897-1982)
flask
1400-1360 BCE
bead
about 450-650
bottle
probably 1400-1300 BCE
vase
probably 1400-1300 BCE
flask
1400-1360 BCE