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bead

Object NameBead
Made FromGlass
Date1880-1950
Place MadeGhana
SizeOverall Diam: 1.3 cm, L: 1.6 cm
Accession Number70.3.77 A
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionGreen, grey, yellow, red, brown glass; Akosu type - short bicone with green body with a grey core visible in several places. Yellow equatorial bands almost worn away. System of four sets of longitudinal slightly diagonal stripes in red, yellow and brown.
Provenance
Former Collection H. Alastair Lamb - 1970
plaque
25 BCE-99 CE
inlay
about 300-50 BCE
fragment
1400-1085 BCE
plaque
99-75 BCE (possibly earlier)