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String of beads
Near Eastern, Levantine, Phoenician(?)
6th century B.C. – 1st century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Glass
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: 0.28 L. double
Credit Line
Gift of Miss C. Wissmann
Accession Number02.270
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionTransparent and opaque glass of many colors, and various designs and sizes.
ProvenanceAccording to the MFA Annual Report for 1902 the Buffum collection included a group of objects that "were all found at Palestrina many years ago, in the excavations conducted by Signor Castellani, Mr. Buffum being present at the time of their discovery"; by date unknown: William Arnold Buffum Collection (died 1901); 1901: inherited by Miss Charlotte Wissmann; gift of Miss Charlotte Wissmann to MFA, May 1, 1902