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    • Glass Sherds

    • Glass Sherds

    • Ancient Egypt

    • Unclassifiable Artifact - Artifact Remnant - Sherd

    • A variety of glass sherds from ancient Egypt during the Roman period dating from 63BC to 14AD. Glassmaking occurred as early as 2340 BC in Mesopotamia. These are fragments of vessels made in the millefiori technique that was devised to imitate the...
    • Diviner's Pouch

    • Diviner's Pouch

    • Yoruba Tribe

    • Personal Artifact - Personal Gear - Bag

    • Many strands of red glass seed beads, some whitehearts, with a woven beaded pouch at each end and coin dangles on the pouches. Coins are British West Africa one cent pieces dated 1938, 1941, 1942 and 1943. Beadwork is red and white. Whitehearts...
    • Artist Beads

    • Artist Beads

    • Holland, Sage

    • Personal Artifact - Adornment - Bead

    • An assemblage of contemporary glass beads by Sage Holland made in 1993. The top left bead and center bead are "eye beads". The evil eye is a belief that apparently developed around the Mediterranean area in Neolithic times. It holds that a...
    • Peruvian Necklace

    • Peruvian Necklace

    • Unknown

    • Personal Artifact - Adornment - Necklace

    • Three "Nueva Cadiz" necklaces. Left: Mixture of mixed glass Nueva Cadiz beads, shell tubes and glass chevrons with a spindle whorl pendant. Center: A necklace of 28 blue glass Nueva Cadiz beads with a drop pendant. The pendant consists of a...
    • Amulet necklace

    • Amulet necklace

    • Unknown

    • Personal Artifact - Adornment -Necklace

    • A necklace of assorted silver amulets, coins, bracteats, beads and stones strung on twisted black cords with a larger diamond shaped silver prayer box at the center. Two of the amulets are stylized "Hands of Fatima" symbols. Amulets are thought...
    • Mosaic Artist Beads

    • Mosaic Artist Beads

    • Kerkvliet, Brian

    • Personal Artifact - Adornment - Beads

    • Brian is famous for his mosaic face beads as seen in the center bead. He has been working with glass since 1977.
    • Face Bead

    • Face Bead

    • Allen, Jamey

    • Personal Artifact - Adornment - Bead

    • A large polymer clay bead (40mm X 31mm) showing 5 rows of male and female faces based on ancient samples found in Syrian and Egyptian cultures. The center row of faces is largest and shows the most detail.
    • Fashion Accessories

    • Fashion Accessories

    • Unknown

    • Personal Artifacts - Adornment - Armband;earrings

    • Top: A pectoral ornament or part of a headdress. The center piece is oval with a tree-of-life motif and metal chain dangles with diamond shaped drops. Each side piece is 5 inches of metal mesh with 3 embossed octagon shaped medalions. Along the...

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