Bead
Bead
Place of OriginEgypt
Date4th-7th entury
DimensionsH: 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm); Diam: 1 in. (2.5 cm)
Mediumglass
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.215
Not on View
DescriptionThis large annular bead is made of opaque light turquoise-blue glass. While the glass was still soft, the bead was pressed into a nearly square shape. It is decorated with a central frieze formed by a plastically applied, undulating glass thread composed of white, black, green, and red stripes. A thick thread of opaque yellow glass forms a border above and below the frieze.
7th Century
7th-10th Century
1st Century BCE-4th Century AD
1st Century BCE-4th Century AD
1st century BCE - 1st century CE
First century BCE
about 1400-1200 BCE
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
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