bead
Object NameString of Beads
Made FromGlass, Linen, Aventurine
TechniqueLampworked, mold-pressed, wound
SizeOverall L: 38.o cm
Accession Number91.3.143
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Arline B. Oliphant in name of Naisha Butler
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical Description36 ovoid opaque, pale blue, wound, applied design, aventurine horizontal stripe, roses, forget-me-nots, blue and white cane thread, lampworked; 42 circular opalescent "frosted" or "crackle" beads; mold-pressed; four transparent pale blue circular beads, wound, strung on waxed linen and repeated in sequence.Provenance
Former Collection
Arline B. Oliphant
999 BCE-999 CE
1400-1085 BCE
25 BCE-99 CE