Bracelet
ca. 3500-2700 BCE
Classification
Jewelry and Ornament
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number
F1919.48
Tags
About this artwork
Bracelet; rounded outer surface; translucent, ice green with one dark tan area, scattered areas of smooth, white decomposition; white veinings and frosting of incipient disintegration over all surfaces. (Numerous old chips and cracked areas.)
About the Artist
Unknown
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