bead

Object NameGold Glass Bead

Made FromGlass, Foil

Dateprobably 200-699

TechniqueDrawn

SizeOverall H: 2.2 cm, D: 1.2 cm

Accession Number76.1.93 C

Credit LineGift of Carl Berkowitz and Derek Content

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Exhibitions

Life on a String: 35 Centuries of the Glass Bead

Place Made

Sasanian Empire (modern MIddle East)

Physical DescriptionGold Glass Bead. Colorless, with gold foil inclusion; drawn. Two segments, both with a flattened oval form, a "collar" at each end, and a circular perforation (D. 0.15 cm). Decorated with gold foil sandwiched between two fused layers of glass.
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