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Late Period–Ptolemaic Period
Mosaic glass beads had long been popular in Egypt. The period of large intercontinental empires beginning about 500 BC initiated a period of widespread trade of these small items. These are all modern stringings; most ancient stringing patterns are lost as the string decays.
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Title: String of 10 Beads
Period: Late Period–Ptolemaic Period
Date: 400–200 BC
Geography: From Egypt
Medium: Glass
Dimensions: L. 14 cm (5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Helen Miller Gould, 1910
Accession Number: 10.130.3243
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