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Object NameNecklace
Made FromGlass
Date1400-1250 BCE
Place MadeGreece
TechniqueMold pressed
Sizea) Diam: 2.2 cm; b) L: 1.7 cm, Diam: 0.8 cm
Accession Number66.1.197
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewAncient Gallery
Physical Description(a) Translucent deep blue glass, some bubbles popping at surface, heavy white weathering crust; mold pressed, suspension holes formed while casting. Twelve circular beads each cast in the shape of a rosette with a depressed convex button from which radiate eight petals formed from two concentric concave tongue-like elements, in cross section, the beads are thickest at the base of the petal and taper out toward the circumference. (b) Elongated light green faience beads (22), barrel-shaped strung in pairs between rosettes, they are horizontally ribbed, some are flattened to four-sided forms.
Provenance
Former Collection Giorgio Sangiorgi (Italian, 1886-1965) - 1966
Source Sergio Sangiorgi (Italian) - 1966