bead
Object NameBead
Made FromGlass
Date1400-1499 or later
Place Madeperhaps Italy, Venice; perhaps Netherlands, Amsterdam
Techniquetooled, with millefiori decoration
SizeOverall Diam: 2 cm
Accession Number54.1.151-4
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionDeep blue, appearing almost black; slices and chips of opaque white, transparent green, and transparent yellowish brown canes. Slices of preformed canes inlaid in matrix formed around rod; then lampworked. Spherical bead with circular perforation (D. 0.45 cm). Blue matrix contains three slices of rosetta canes and several chips from canes. Slices are: (1) yellowish brown with ribs surrounded by white with ribs, green with ribs, white and brown; (2) green with ribs surrounded by white, brown with ribs, white with ribs and brown; and (3) green with ribs surrounded by white with ribs, brown, white and brown. Chips have combinations of same three colors.Provenance
Source
Fahim Kouchakji
(b. Syria, 1886-1976)
