Accession No
1936.491
Description
Tubular glass bead with a latticed eye pattern. Brown coloured bead with two bands containing a repeating pattern of three, brown coloured, four-pointed stars, each with a white dot in the centre, bordered by a lozenge of small white dots, and a square of four white circles, some with a brown dot in the centre. The two bands are bordered by double white lines. The centre of the bead, surrounding the perforation, is of orange-brown faience.
Place
Asia; East Asia; China
Period
Source
Clarke, Louis C. G. [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1936.491
Cultural Affliation
Material
Glass; ?Faience
Local Term
Measurements
11mm x 38mm
Events
Context (Acquisition Details)
Note on catalogue card for 1936.489: 'Bought by donor from Messrs Yamanaka in New York.'
Event Date 1936
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1936.491: 'Early cylindrical bead - brown outside with brick red core. Externally ornamented with white horizontal lines and white dotted lozenges enclosing large white dots and brown lozenges with a central white dot.'
Event Date 1936
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Tubular glass bead with a latticed eye pattern. Brown coloured bead with two bands containing a repeating pattern of three, brown coloured, four-pointed stars, each with a white dot in the centre, bordered by a lozenge of small white dots, and a square of four white circles, some with a brown dot in the centre. The two bands are bordered by double white lines. The centre of the bead, surrounding the perforation, is of orange-brown faience.
Event Date 1/11/2023
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
FM:65510
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