Bracelet
ca. 3000-1700 BCE
Classification
Jewelry and Ornament
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number
F1918.29
Tags
About this artwork
Ring; wide perforation and flat sides; opaque cream white with some tan cloudings and a band of translucent ice green on inner surface, possibly the original color; proportions irregular; surface satin smooth. (Several old, smoothed chips.)
About the Artist
Unknown
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