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Five Earrings and a Bead

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white photograph of bead and earring components. Six pieces of jewelry-making supplies on a light-colored background. A long black cylindrical piece diagonally across lower middle. Two small spiral shaped pieces, one black on lower left and other gray on upper left. Two split washer-like pieces, one light and one dark, on upper right and middle. A split washer-like piece in middle left.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 500 BCE–300 CE
Medium:
a) glass b) ivory (?) c) glass d) glass e) glass f) glass
Culture:
Thailand (Ban Chiang)
Dimensions:
600 × 476 px
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