Bead or Pendant with Circular Head
Asian Art
MEDIUM
Terracotta
DIMENSIONS
7/8 x 1/2 in. (2.2 x 1.3 cm)
ACCESSION NUMBER
2021.1.101
CREDIT LINE
Bequest of Dr. Samuel Eilenberg
PROVENANCE
Prior to 1998, provenance not yet documented; by 1998, acquired by Samuel Eilenberg of New York; 1998, bequeathed by Samuel Eilenberg to the Brooklyn Museum; April 6, 2021, accessioned by the Brooklyn Museum.
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CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Small bead with piercing running through a horizontal top element and a pendant circle below. The circle has a ring of bumps surrounding a smaller ring. Likely formed in a mold and then pierced. Reverse is unornamented and not smoothly finished.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
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