bead
Object NameImitation Venetian King Bead
Made FromGlass
Date1880-1950
Place MadeGhana
TechniqueMolded powder glass
SizeOverall H: 2 cm, Diam (max): 2.2 cm
Accession Number71.3.49 B
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionYellow, grey, light green glass. Akosu type - short double bicone with a light green body. Yellow equatorial band and system of red, yellow and brown longitudinal stripes.Provenance
Former Collection
H. Alastair Lamb
- 1971
299-1 BCE
25 BCE-99 CE
about 300-50 BCE
1400-1085 BCE
99-75 BCE (possibly earlier)