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Object Name: 
Marble
Place Made: 
Accession Number: 
83.4.200 C
Dimensions: 
D (A): 2 cm, (B): 1.9 cm, (C): 1.8 cm, (D): 1.6 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
1915-1930
Credit Line: 
Gift of Marble Collectors Society of America
Primary Description: 
Polychrome non-lead glass; machine-made. Spherical, (A) striated red and milky white; (B) opaque white, with striated patches of blue, green, and amber; (C) transparent dark green, with striated patches of opaque light blue, red-brown, and white; (D) opaque white, with irregular patches of red and green.
Department: 
Provenance: 
Marble Collectors Society of America, Source