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Beads

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A bracelet made of spherical beads. The bracelet is circular, not flat. The beads are predominantly multicolored with shades of brown, gray, and black. The bracelet has 18 beads. The beads are uniform in size and spherical. The background is a plain off-white color. The bracelet is centered in the image. The title of the image is "Beads", by an unidentified artist.

Artwork details

Date:
7th century or earlier
Medium:
Glass and crystal
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
468 × 624 px
Museum record:
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