Amethyst bead
Amethyst bead
Place of OriginEgypt
Date1st century BCE - 6th century CE
DimensionsMax L: 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Max W: 7/8 in. (2.3 cm)
MediumGround and cut stone
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1980.1270
Not on View
DescriptionElongated teardrop shaped bead (pierced longitudinally), made of amethyst. Perhaps Coptic.
1st Roman period - Coptic?
15th or 16th century
1st Century BCE - 4th Century CE
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
1st century BCE - 3rd century CE
1st century BCE - 3rd century CE
2nd century BCE - 4th century CE
Fourth century
Fourth to sixth centuries
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