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Object NameNecklace of Glass and Faience Beads
Made FromGlass
Date1400-1250 BCE
Place MadeGreece
Techniquemold pressed
Size(a) Diam: 2.4 cm; (b) L: 2.8 cm, W: 1.1 cm
Accession Number66.1.198
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass Jewelry: 25 Centuries of Style
On ViewAncient Gallery
Physical Description(a) Translucent deep blue glass with thick light brown weathering crust adhering in patches; mold-pressed, two suspension holes made while casting. Eleven roughly circular beads cast in a rosette pattern with a central convex button from which eight petals radiate, each petal is formed from a double or concentric tongue-like element. (b) Light green to mottled-blue faience beads of diamond shape, strung in pairs to separate the rosettes. Each bead is inscribed on both sides with two long triangles (base to base) to emphasize the diamond shape.
Provenance
Source Sergio Sangiorgi (Italian) - 1966
Former Collection Giorgio Sangiorgi (Italian, 1886-1965)