bead
Object NameBeads
Made FromGlass
Date199 BCE-199 CE
Place MadeIran, possibly Amlash
Techniqueground, polished
SizeLarge Faceted Beads (max) L: 1.3 cm; Wound Beads Diam: 0.3 cm
Accession Number74.1.9
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionDeep blue and opaque white ribbon glass, somewhat bubbly; slightly weathered; seven large cornerless cubes (faceted) ground and polished. Twenty smaller (cornerless cubes) biconical and flat deep blue and opaque white ribbon glass beads, each separated by a series of three wound beads; deep blue beads with (56) colorless beads; the colorless beads heavily weathered and highly iridescent.Provenance
Source
Faradj Anavian
- 1974-03-18
1400-1350 BCE
199 BCE-199 CE
299 BCE-99 CE
325 BCE-399 CE
999 BCE-999 CE
199 BCE-199 CE