String of Beads
Artist
Ancient Egyptian
DateRoman Period, 32 BCE–200 CE
Mediumsapphire beads
Dimensionslength: 10.7 cm (4 3/16 in.)
ClassificationsCostumes and Accessories
Credit LineMrs. Kingsmill Marrs Collection
Object number1925.642
DescriptionString of irregularly shaped, polished, sapphire beads of various sizes, color ranges from clear and almost colorless to milky, bluish white to light blue, some are opaque.ProvenanceFormerly of Mrs. Kingsmill Marrs Collection; bequeathed by Mrs. Kingsmill Marrs to the Worcester Art Museum, 1925–1926.
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