Necklace with Bird, Circle and Cylinder Beads

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 453

Glass beads were popular jewelry elements in the Islamic world. While some colorful glass beads were made in imitation of precious stones, the marvered glass beads on this necklace were appreciated as well and their use was probably not limited to a single social class.

Necklace with Bird, Circle and Cylinder Beads, Glass, colorless, amber, opaque white, opaque red; wound and hot-worked

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Necklace with Bird, Circle and Cylinder Beads, Glass, colorless, amber, opaque white, opaque red; wound and hot-worked
Necklace with Bird, Circle and Cylinder Beads, Glass, colorless, amber, opaque white, opaque red; wound and hot-worked
Necklace with Bird, Circle and Cylinder Beads, Glass, colorless, amber, opaque white, opaque red; wound and hot-worked

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