Necklace of Glass and Faience Beads

Object Name: 
Necklace of Glass and Faience Beads

Notice of Upcoming Content and Access Change

The Museum is working on the future of our online collections access. A new version will be available later in 2023. During this transition period, the current version of the Collections Browser may have reduced functionality and data may be not be updated. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. For any questions or concerns, please contact us.

What is AAT?

The Art & Architecture Thesaurus (AAT) (r) is a structured vocabulary for generic concepts related to art and architecture. It was developed by The Getty Research Institute to help research institutions become consistent in the terminology they use.Learn More

Object Name: 
Necklace of Glass and Faience Beads
Place Made: 
Accession Number: 
66.1.198
Dimensions: 
(a) Diam: 2.4 cm; (b) L: 2.8 cm, W: 1.1 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
1400-1250 BCE
Primary Description: 
(a) Translucent deep blue glass with thick light brown weathering crust adhering in patches; mold-pressed, two suspension holes made while casting. Eleven roughly circular beads cast in a rosette pattern with a central convex button from which eight petals radiate, each petal is formed from a double or concentric tongue-like element. (b) Light green to mottled-blue faience beads of diamond shape, strung in pairs to separate the rosettes. Each bead is inscribed on both sides with two long triangles (base to base) to emphasize the diamond shape.
Department: 
Provenance: 
Sangiorgi, Sergio (Italian), Source
1966
Sangiorgi, Giorgio (Italian, 1886-1965), Former Collection
Technique: 
Material: 
Glass Jewelry: 25 Centuries of Style
Venue(s)
Steuben Glass, Inc. 1991-09-24 through 1991-10-26
Pre-Roman and Early Roman Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass (1979) illustrated, p. 93, #172 (a, b); BIB# 29547