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Opaque white, opaque green and turquoise blue in various different shades, and translucent turquoise green.
String of 88 green or blue and 17 white beads of various shapes and sizes, mainly globular or short cylindrical, but with one elongated melon bead with tooled indents along each side, and all having a large threadhole.
All of the beads are intact; dulling, pitting, and iridescent weathering.
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Title: Glass beads
Period: Archaic or Classical
Date: 6th–4th century BCE
Culture: Phoenician
Medium: Glass
Dimensions:
Length: 32 3/4 in. (83.2 cm)
Diameter (largest bead): 5/8 in. (1.5 cm)
Diameter (smallest bead): 3/8 in. (0.9 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Object Number: 74.51.121
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