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Gold sheet rolled into a cylinder, a rectangular window cut out and edged with smooth and twisted wire. The window is filled with a network of wire with granules fixed over points of contact. Narrow strips of metal reinforce the ends of the cylinder.

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Document identity
localId
34894
label
Cage Bead
core
obj
dtoType
object
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1
Source metadata
id
34894
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Cage Bead
description
Gold sheet rolled into a cylinder, a rectangular window cut out and edged with smooth and twisted wire. The window is filled with a network of wire with granules fixed over points of contact. Narrow strips of metal reinforce the ends of the cylinder.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
3rd-2nd century BCE (Hellenistic)
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
beads (pierced objects)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 3/4 in. (1.91 cm)
Source extras
med
gold
creator_ids
6256
collection_ids
GRC
JWL
exhibition_ids
2513
Single page context
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1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
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ea56358c0782db93