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Object NameBodom Bead
Made FromGlass
Date1880-1950
Place MadeWestern Africa
TechniqueMolded powder glass
SizeOverall H: 2 cm, Diam (max): 2.2 cm
Accession Number71.3.43
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionBodom Bead. Orange, red, blue, and green glass; molded powder glass. Short barrel-shaped bead; Opaque orange body decorated with 6 eyes composed of an opaque light turquoise blue dot enclosed by an opaque dark red ring. An opaque dark green stripe extends around the equator. 1 specimen.
Provenance
Former Collection H. Alastair Lamb - 1971
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Mr. Larteh
1900-1972
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1880-1950
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about 450-650
Vittorio Costantini
about 1985-1989