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bead
Object Type
bead
Museum number
EA65478
Description
Polychrome long truncated bicone bead, with mosaic decoration around centre, pierced longitudinally.
Cultures/periods
Roman Period
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Egypt
Materials
glass
Technique
mosaic
Dimensions
Diameter:
1.60 centimetres
Length:
3.10 centimetres
Location
Not on display
Condition
fair (somewhat decayed)
Acquisition name
Bequeathed by:
Henry Swainson Cowper
Acquisition date
1951
Department
Egypt and Sudan
BM/Big number
EA65478
Registration number
1951,0714.36