4 Beads

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Object Name: 
4 Beads
Place Made: 
Iran, West Azerbaijan
Accession Number: 
72.1.22
Dimensions: 
See Individual Records
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
599-1 BCE
Primary Description: 
(A) Translucent turquoise glass matrix with trails of opaque white and yellow glass marvered in, bubbly with heavy grayish white weathering; formed on a core, trail decorated. Large oblate bead decorated with an applied white trail forming an undulating line over the entire surface from top to bottom; over this pattern and at the greatest diameter an applied white cane spirally wound with yellow glass. (B-D) Opaque white glass matrix with trail of translucent turquoise glass undulating over surface as "A"; trail around greatest diameter is turquoise glass spirally wound with yellow glass.

More Info

Department: 
Ancient
Category: 
Beads
Color: 
turquoise
white
yellow
Technique: 
trail decorated
core-forming
marvering
Material: 
glass

Publications (2)

Pre-Roman and Early Roman Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass (1979) illustrated, pp. 114-115, #232-235 (A-D); BIB# 29547
Ancient Persia, the Art of an Empire (1978) illustrated, p. 87 (right); BIB# 20331

Objects in Set (4)

Bead
Date:599-1 BCE
Accession Number:72.1.22 A
Bead
Date:599-1 BCE
Accession Number:72.1.22 B
 
Bead
Date:599-1 BCE
Accession Number:72.1.22 C
Bead
Date:599-1 BCE
Accession Number:72.1.22 D