Accession No
1935.284
Description
Spherical eye bead of glass. Dark blue bead with latticed eyes formed of white and turquoise concentric rings connected by double rows of small impressed dots. The eyes are arranged in a square pattern, with a large eye in each corner and in the centre of the square, and a small eye in the centre of each side, connected by dots. Nine large eyes and nine small eyes, two of which are missing. Large perforation through the centre.
Place
Asia; East Asia; China; Peking
Period
Source
Clarke, Louis Colville Gray [monetary donor]; Karlbeck, Orvar [collector]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1935.284; 496 [Karlbeck No.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Glass
Local Term
Measurements
19mm x 22mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Glass eyebead of elaborate pattern with elliptical eyes and dots.
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Orvar Karlbeck (1934) description for no. 492-497: 'Eye-beads, of dark blue glass with the usual inlay of 'eyes'.'
Event Date 1934
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1935.284: 'Similar bead to 1935.281 & 1935.282, but more corroded.'
Event Date 1935
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
Context (Acquisition Details)
Collected by Orvar Karlbeck on behalf of the 1934 Karlbeck Syndicate. Louis Clarke was an investor in the Syndicate and donated his allocation to the museum in 1935. See archive for report (BR2/1/3).
Event Date 1935
Author: maa
Context (References)
Jurgens, Valerie. (2012). The Karlbeck Syndicate 1930-1934: Collecting and Scholarship on Chinese Art in Sweden and Britain. Saarbrücken: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Event Date 2012
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
Description (Physical description)
Spherical eye bead of glass. Dark blue bead with latticed eyes formed of white and turquoise concentric rings connected by double rows of small impressed dots. The eyes are arranged in a square pattern, with a large eye in each corner and in the centre of the square, and a small eye in the centre of each side, connected by dots. Nine large eyes and nine small eyes, two of which are missing. Large perforation through the centre.
Event Date 31/10/2023
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
FM:65486
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