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Bead

Ornament; bead form, irregularly squared with rounded edges; bored conically from both sides leaving rough median ridge; mottled ivory and pale tans with small darker streaks; tool marks. One of a set; see F1917.378a, F1917.378c, and F1917.378d.

Date

ca. 3300-2250 BCE

Type

Jewelry and Ornament

Medium

Jade (nephrite)

Department

NMAA

Institution

National Museum of Asian Art

Object number

fsg_F1917.378b

Credit

Gift of Charles Lang Freer