bead

Object NameBead (gangidama)

Made FromGlass

Date1603-1868

Place MadeJapan

Techniquecoiled

SizeOverall H: 1.1 cm, Diam: 1.2 cm; Bore Diam: about 0.2 cm

Accession Number63.6.83

Credit LineGift of Dorothy Blair

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern
Modern

Not On View

Physical DescriptionOpaque black, terracotta-red and white glasses; coiled. White bore ends; possibly a white bead with black overlay (?); decoration of two parallel "zig-zag" horizontal bands of white and terracotta-red opaque glasses; smooth but not glossy surface.
Provenance

Source Dorothy Blair - 1963-03-11