bead
Object NameBead
Made FromGlass
Date1450-1400 BCE
Place MadeEgypt
Techniqueformed on a wire, trail-decorated and tooled
SizeOverall Diam (min): 8 mm, (max): 10 mm
Accession Number52.1.20 C
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionBead. Turquoise, opaque yellow and opaque white glass, bubbly with some stone, thin milky iridescent film on face; formed on a wire, trail-decorated and tooled. Flattened globular body of turquoise glass horizontally pierced, a yellow dot applied and marvered into one face, seven prunts or blobs of white glass applied around perimeter and left in high relief.Provenance
Source
Parke-Bernet Galleries, NYC
- 1952
Former Collection
M. A. Mansoor
1675-1725
Corning Inc.
