Classical

Opaque Glass Bead Necklace

Ten opaque glass beads strung together as a necklace with gold beads 1894.11-1.454 and carnelian and gold pendant 1894.11-1.456 (though this belongs to another necklace); the beads are rectangular double-barrelled shaped, with parallel incisions on each side matching the corrugation of the gold beads; some are surmounted by a smaller round bead with a boss, others with concentric circles; the beads were cast, with some final hand-grinding; four are of green glass, three of blue and three of reddish-brown. Dimensions: Length: 21 centimetres whole necklace ; Weight: 274 grains whole necklace Object Type: necklace Techniques: cast; ground