String of 102 Beads

Object Name: 
String of 102 Beads

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Object Name: 
String of 102 Beads
Place Made: 
Japan
Accession Number: 
62.6.3
Dimensions: 
Brownish-red H: 0.4 cm, Diam: 0.5 cm; Dark Blue H: 0.4 cm, Diam: 0.7 cm; Turquoise-blue (max) H: 0.4 cm, Diam: 0.8
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
250-552
Credit Line: 
Gift of Dorothy Blair
Primary Description: 
Ninety eight opaque brownish red beads, plus one dark blue and three turquoise blue beads; tube cut. What seem to be longitudinal dark stripes in these beads is in reality transparent colorless glass; some stripes are prominent, some scarcely discernible.

More Info

Department: 
Ancient
Provenance: 
Nagase, Kaoru, Former Collection
Blair, Dorothy, Source
1962-04-23
Category: 
Beads
Color: 
Opaque brownish red, dark blue
Technique: 
tube cut