String of 8 beads

Unknown

3rd to 4th Century A.D. · Black glass (imitation hematite?) · Egyptian Art

String of 8 beads — Unknown

These round glass beads are colored to imitate semi-precious stone. Here the black glass may represent hematite.

Artist
Unknown
Date
3rd to 4th Century A.D.
Medium
Black glass (imitation hematite?)
Department
Egyptian Art
Credit line
Gift of Helen Miller Gould, 1910
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