<em>Cylinder Bead with Geometric Design</em>, ca. 1938–1700 B.C.E. Steatite, glaze, silver, 7/8 x 1/4 in. (2.2 x 0.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Theodora Wilbour from the collection of her father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 35.1184. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.35.1184_erg2.jpg)

Cylinder Bead with Geometric Design

Medium: Steatite, glaze, silver

Geograhical Locations:

Dates:ca. 1938–1700 B.C.E.

Dimensions: 7/8 x 1/4 in. (2.2 x 0.6 cm)

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Exhibitions:

Accession Number: 35.1184

Image: CUR.35.1184_erg2.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Blue-green glazed faience cylinder seal (?) or bead. Entire surface divided into horizontal registers decorated with triangular pattern. One end enclosed within a silver band which presumably was originally duplicated at the other end. Condition: glaze worn thin in spots; surface cracking.

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