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bead

Object NameBead
Made FromGlass
Date1400-1300 BCE
Place MadeEgypt
Techniquetooled, decorated
SizeOverall L: 2.2 cm
Accession Number54.1.146-3
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTranslucent deep blue, translucent greenish-blue, opaque white and opaque yellow glass, all bubbly with stone, some surface dulling, otherwise unweathered; all are tooled and trail decorated, formed on a wire or rod. Flat oval bead of translucent greenish-blue glass with applied trail of opaque yellow highlighting large horizontal suspension hole, possible drilled.
Provenance
Source Fahim Kouchakji (b. Syria, 1886-1976)