Bead

Museum number:
9-18734
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4485
Description:
A large, barrel-shaped bead, the sides decorated with inlaid meanders and chevrons in opaque white and yellow. Greatest diameter (through center of bead) 31.0 mm; diameter at ends 21.5 mm and 25.0 mm; thickness 24.0 mm; diameter of perforation 8.5 mm.
Donor:
Dariush Arasteh
Collection place:
Estakhr, Fars Province, Southwest Iran
Culture or time period:
Iranian Intermezzo (819–1003 AD)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Beads (pierced objects)
Production date:
10th century
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Bead, accession number 9-18734, described as A large, barrel-shaped bead, the sides decorated with inlaid meanders and chevrons in opaque white and yellow. Greatest diameter (through center of bead) 31.0 mm; diameter at ends 21.5 mm and 25.0 mm; thickness 24.0 mm; diameter of perforation 8.5 mm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Bead, accession number 9-18734, described as A large, barrel-shaped bead, the sides decorated with inlaid meanders and chevrons in opaque white and yellow. Greatest diameter (through center of bead) 31.0 mm; diameter at ends 21.5 mm and 25.0 mm; thickness 24.0 mm; diameter of perforation 8.5 mm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bead, accession number 9-18734, described as A large, barrel-shaped bead, the sides decorated with inlaid meanders and chevrons in opaque white and yellow. Greatest diameter (through center of bead) 31.0 mm; diameter at ends 21.5 mm and 25.0 mm; thickness 24.0 mm; diameter of perforation 8.5 mm.

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