bead
Object NameBiconical Mosaic Bead
Made FromGlass
Date299-1 BCE
Place MadeEastern Mediterranean
SizeOverall L: 2.5 cm, Diam: 1.7 cm
Accession Number54.1.32
Credit LineGift of Fahim Kouchakji
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTranslucent green glass, canes of opaque yellow, opaque red and amethyst glass, bubbly, dull surface, somewhat iridescent in patches; wound on a pointed rod, band of mosaic glass. Long truncated bi-conical green bead rolled horizontally over a strip of mosaic glass elements consisting of a center band of amethyst squares alternating with narrow bands of white, a band of alternating white and yellow stripes on either side of this central configuration, all lines are parallel to the axis of the bead; this band is poorly marvered into the surface.Provenance
Source
Fahim Kouchakji
(b. Syria, 1886-1976) - 1954-06-01
50 BCE-25 CE
about 1-50
Comparable Item/Comparable Item
