Bead

Bead

Public Domain

CultureUnknown culture
Titles
  • Bead
Date1000 BC–1600 AD
MediumEmerald
Dimensions1/4 in. diameter (0.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2002.4544
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2002, 2002.4544

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