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Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Mosaic Bead
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Mosaic Bead

Possible OriginEgypt, Africa
Date9th-10th Century CE
MediumGlass
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions5/8 x 7/8 x 7/8 in., 13 g (1.6 x 2.2 x 2.2 cm, 7/16 oz.)
Object number2018.010.869
ProvenancePurchased by Georges Ricard (1921-2012) from Jean-François Mignon, Aix-en Provence, France, May 28, 1973. Ex coll. Musée de l'Égypte et le Monde Antique, Collection Sanousrit, Monaco, 1975-1982. Ex coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
1st Century BCE - 1st Century CE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
late 1st Century BCE-4th Century CE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
late 1st Century BCE-4th Century CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
722-332 BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
1500 BCE-1000 CE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
1st Century BCE - 1st Century CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
30 BCE-323 CE