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Image courtesy Emory Libraries Digitization
Bead
Image courtesy Emory Libraries Digitization
Image courtesy Emory Libraries Digitization
Image courtesy Emory Libraries Digitization
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Bead

Place CreatedAfghanistan, Asia
CulturePersian
PeriodAchaemenid Empire
Date545-330 BCE
MediumSappherine chalcedony
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions11/16 x 1/2 x 13/16 in. (1.7 x 1.3 x 2.1 cm)
Object number2012.032.317
ProvenanceEx coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art