Bead

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Object Name: 
Bead
Place Made: 
Iran, West Azerbaijan
Accession Number: 
72.1.22 A
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 2.6 cm, Diam: 3.3 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
599-1 BCE
Primary Description: 
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.

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Department: 
Ancient
Provenance: 
Motamed, Saeed, Source
1972
Category: 
Beads

Exhibitions (1)

Ancient Persia: The Art of an Empire
Venue(s)
University Art Museum, Texas 1978-02-12 through 1978-04-16
Walters Art Gallery 1978-05-06 through 1978-06-17

Publications (2)

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

Objects in Set (4)

4 Beads
Date:599-1 BCE
Accession Number:72.1.22
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