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Object Number
991-12-60/14974C
Display Title
Three Green Stone Beads
Descriptions
Object Description
Three green stone beads. The two (a-b) smaller beads have one hole pierced in each at one tip. The larger one (c) has two holes pierced, one on each side near the center. (a) has a short piece of silk thread through the hole. (a) 1.2 cm. (l) x .7 cm. (w) x .3 cm. (d); (b) 1.3 cm. (l) x .7 cm. (w) x .4 cm. (d); (c) 2.3 cm. (l) x 1.2 cm. (w) x .6 cm. (d).
Inventory Description
Bead, jadeite, green, tear drop shape, perforation at top has thread
Classification
- Bead
Department
Ethnographic
Date
late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
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China
Materials
Jadeite, Stone, Silk thread
Dimensions
Overall: 1.1 x 0.6 x 0.3 cm (7/16 x 1/4 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Donor
Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell
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