Glass pendant bead in the shape of a plumbline
Uncertain color, appearing opaque black; trail in opaque white.
Elongated conical body, expanding downwards; rounded bottom edge; pierced through from top to bottom with a large, regular hole.
A single marvered trail wound 20 times round body in a spiral.
Intact, but slight chip in narrow (top) end; dulling, severe pitting of surface bubbles, and faint brownish weathering.
The date and provenance of this large bead are uncertain, but it may be Etruscan, dating to the 7th century B.C. and used as decoration on a fibula.
Elongated conical body, expanding downwards; rounded bottom edge; pierced through from top to bottom with a large, regular hole.
A single marvered trail wound 20 times round body in a spiral.
Intact, but slight chip in narrow (top) end; dulling, severe pitting of surface bubbles, and faint brownish weathering.
The date and provenance of this large bead are uncertain, but it may be Etruscan, dating to the 7th century B.C. and used as decoration on a fibula.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass pendant bead in the shape of a plumbline
- Period: Archaic or Classical
- Date: ca. 7th–5th century BCE
- Culture: Greek or Etruscan
- Medium: Glass; rod-formed and trailed
- Dimensions: 2 7/8 × 13/16 in. (7.4 × 2.1 cm)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Purchase, 1896
- Object Number: 96.9.523
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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Etruscan
early 5th century BCE
Greek
mid-4th–early 3rd century BCE
Eastern Mediterranean or Italian
4th–3rd century BCE
Eastern Mediterranean or Italian
late 4th–early 3rd century BCE
Eastern Mediterranean or Italian
late 4th–early 3rd century BCE
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