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Pierced Bead or Pendant with Floral Design
- Period
- Post-medieval
- Object
- Bead
- Materials
- Unidentified light grey metal or stone
- Catalogue
- CUR-016
A bead or pendant, cast from a very light dark-grey metal — possibly tin — or else carved from a light stone. A floral design covers one face; the reverse is smooth. A straight, clearly intentional hollow tube runs the length of the piece, which makes a bead the likeliest reading. The most mysterious object in the group.
Provenance
From a group lot of two miscellaneous artifacts; this piece carried no dealer ticket. Read as a bead or pendant, and tentatively dated post-medieval, by Jhonn Thomassen. Photograph: Tiber Numismatics and Auctions.Acquired
Tiber Numismatics and Auctions, Auction 13 (biddr.com), lot 493 · 2026
