Petal-Shaped Bead

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Petal-Shaped Bead by Unknown Artist is a small, elongated, teardrop-shaped bead with a loop at the top and a smaller one at the bottom. The bead has a predominantly white and beige color with small brown and black speckles. There are blue accents on the bead; one small spot of blue is above the main design, and the main design is a blue oval with a blue hieroglyphic symbol inside. The background of the image is a solid gray color.