23 Beads and pendants
23 Beads and pendants
Place of OriginEgypt
Datepossibly late Roman period
DimensionsL: 13 in. (33 cm)
Mediumglass
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.356
Not on View
DescriptionThis string includes twenty-three molded glass beads and pendants in different shapes and colors. The group features tubular, biconical, globular, spherical, and disc forms, with surface designs made by trailing and inlaying glass threads. Decorative patterns include zigzags, spatter, and eye motifs.
Late Roman - Coptic (4-6th century CE)
1st Century BCE-4th Century AD
possibly 1st Century BCE-4th Century AD
1st Century BCE-4th Century AD
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
1st Century BCE-4th Century AD
1st Century BCE-4th Century AD
mid 18th century
Late Period, Dynasty 25 - 31
about 220-130 BCE
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