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Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Faceted Barrel Beads

ca. 1390–1353 B.C.E.

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Object Label

Although faience appears in various colors, blue was the most common. The blue of lapis lazuli was so valued that it was imitated in this more affordable form while retaining the same symbolic meaning. From its early manufacture, faience was shaped into beads, with the finest faience work appearing in the New Kingdom.

Caption

Faceted Barrel Beads, ca. 1390–1353 B.C.E.. Faience, Diam. of bead 1/4 x 14 3/4 in. (0.7 x 37.5 cm) as mounted: 7 × 6 × 1/4 in. (17.8 × 15.2 × 0.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Lawrence Coolidge and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, and the Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 48.66.39. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Faceted Barrel Beads

Date

ca. 1390–1353 B.C.E.

Dynasty

late Dynasty 18

Period

New Kingdom

Medium

Faience

Classification

Jewelry

Dimensions

Diam. of bead 1/4 x 14 3/4 in. (0.7 x 37.5 cm) as mounted: 7 × 6 × 1/4 in. (17.8 × 15.2 × 0.6 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Lawrence Coolidge and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, and the Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

Accession Number

48.66.39

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