bead

Object NameString of Beads

Made FromGlass, Linen, Aventurine

TechniqueLampworked, wound, drawn, pressed

SizeOverall L: 31.5 cm

Accession Number91.3.158

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Arline B. Oliphant in name of Naisha Butler

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern
Postwar and Contemporary

Physical DescriptionNine ovoid "flowers" opaque yellow green, wound with aventurine band and trails, roses, and forget-me-nots, lampworked; 11 circular opaque yellow green, wound with aventurine trail at equator; five ovoid transparent yellow green, wound; 48 circular faceted, transparent pink, drawn and pressed (?); 14 colorless seed beads (seven have silver core). Strung on linen in uneven sequence.
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about 450-650

after 1500 BCE

1400-1350 BCE