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Object Number
971-38-50/11351
Display Title
Venetian glass trade beads
Descriptions
Object Description
27 miscellaneous venetian glass trade beads. Made of a central core of solid colored glass, either black or white, with an outer layer of varied color and designs
Inventory Description
Beads, 29 beads, glass, tubular, perforated, millefiori technique, multicolored floral and abstract designs, ten strung on monofilament
Classification
- Bead
Department
Ethnographic
Date
17th-18th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
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Morocco
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<State>
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<County>
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Marrakech
Materials
Glass
Dimensions
Overall (measurement of one): 4.8 × 1.3 × 1.1 cm (1 7/8 × 1/2 × 7/16 in.)
Quantity
29
Label on object
971-38-50/11351
Provenance
Donor
Robert J. Tobias
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