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Creator: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Mitanni (?) · ca. 16th–14th century B.C.

Ancient Near Eastern ArtGlass-Ornamentsca. 16th–14th century B.C.

Artwork Details

Title	Bead
Medium	Glass
Dimensions	0.39 x 1.26 in. (0.99 x 3.2 cm)
Classification	Glass-Ornaments
Department	Ancient Near Eastern Art
Date	ca. 16th–14th century B.C.
Credit Line	Gift of Sheldon and Barbara Breitbart, 1984
Object Page	View at The Met

Cultural Origin

Period	Mitanni (?)
Date Range	1600 BC – 1300 BC

Provenance

Region

Mesopotamia or Syria

Other works from the Mitanni (?) period

ca. 16th–14th century B.C.Bead

ca. 15th century B.C.Cylinder seal

ca. 1600 B.C.Beaker

Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 327040