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bead

Object Name2 Beads
Made FromGlass
Date1400-1250 BCE
Place MadeCrete; Peloponnese
Techniquemold pressed
SizeSee Individual Records
Accession Number59.1.63
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical Description(A) Translucent deep blue glass with thick white weathering crust; mold pressed, two suspension holes formed while casting. Fragmentary rosette bead preserves eight petaled design each highlighted with a double relief line, a depressed central button, the petals (in cross section) are thickest surrounding the center and taper down to the perimeter. (B) Translucent deep blue glass with heavy dark weathering crust adhering; mold pressed with two suspension holes made while casting. The bead preserves a design similar to "A" but is thinner in cross section and somewhat better preserved.
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