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Late Period
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This collection of ancient beads of varied sizes, colors, and styles is grouped together on a modern string. There are plain examples, mottled beads that appear to imitate stone, several beads of gilded glass, and a number of "eye" beads decorated with concentric circles.
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Title: String of beads
Period: Late Period
Date: 7th to 6th century B.C.
Geography: From Egypt
Medium: Glass
Dimensions: L. 38 cm (14 15/16 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Helen Miller Gould, 1910
Object Number: 10.130.3371
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