Bead
Bead
Place of OriginEgypt
Date7th-10th Century
DimensionsDiam: 7/8 in. (2.2 cm)
Mediumglass
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.217
Not on View
DescriptionThis globular bead is formed from opaque black glass and decorated with a single raised line of opaque white glass. The thread was applied plastically and impressed into the surface while still hot, producing a smooth finish overall.
7th Century
4th-7th entury
probably 3rd century
1st century BCE - 1st century CE
Late Roman or early Arabic, 4th-7th century
1st-2nd century CE
probably 3rd century
2nd-1st century BCE
possibly late Roman period
Late 6th through 5th century BCE
Mid-3rd to mid-4th century CE
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