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Object NameGold Glass Bead
Made FromGlass, Foil
Dateprobably 200-699
Place MadeSasanian Empire (modern Middle East)
TechniqueDrawn
SizeOverall H: 0.7 cm, D: 1.1 cm
Accession Number76.1.93 A
Credit LineGift of Carl Berkowitz and Derek Content
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Life on a String: 35 Centuries of the Glass Bead
Not On View
Physical DescriptionGold Glass Bead. Almost colorless, with gold-foil inclusion. Drawn; roughly cylindrical, with bulging side, flat ends, and circular perforation (D: 0.5 cm). Decorated with gold foil sandwiched between two fused layers of glass.
Provenance
Source Derek Content - 1976-01-01
Source Carl Sandler Berkowitz - 1976-01-01
Former Collection Ray Winfield Smith (American, 1897-1982)
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