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Object NameBead

Made FromGlass

Date800-899 or later

Techniquetooled

SizeOverall H: (through perforation) 1.2 cm, Diam: 1.8 cm

Accession Number54.1.151-2

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Ancient

Physical DescriptionGrayish blue transparent (matrix and cane slices); red opaque (trails and cane slices); white opaque and light green opaque (cane slices). Slices of pre-formed canes embedded in matrix and formed around rod. Roughly spherical bead, with circular perforation (D. 0.5 cm). Matrix contains eight cane slices, arranged in two rows of four, which are perpendicular to perforation. Each row contains two slices with circular red core and concentric ring of white and two slices with radiating stripes of green alternating with stripes of blue; some canes are distorted. Each end of perforation is surrounded by continuous red trail.
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