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Object NameBead Fragment
Made FromGlass
Date1400-1250 BCE
Place MadeCrete; Peloponnese
Techniquemold pressed
SizeOverall H: 2.4 cm, W: 2.3 cm
Accession Number59.1.60 A
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTranslucent aquamarine glass with thick white weathering crust on surface, some bubbles on back; mold pressed with suspension hole made while casting. Fragment preserves roughly half of an almost-square bead which had a long ribbed reel along either side through which suspension holes were made; between these a recessed area preserves a decorative motif of four stylized ivy leaves springing from one side.
Provenance
Source Ray Winfield Smith (American, 1897-1982) - 1959-07-27

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