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Hellenistic. <em>Hollow Bead</em>, late 4th century B.C.E. Gold, 3/8 in. (1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Brush, 71.79.80. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.71.79.77-.94_overall01.jpg)
Hellenistic. Hollow Bead, late 4th century B.C.E. Gold, 3/8 in. (1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Brush, 71.79.80. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.71.79.77-.94_overall01.jpg)
Hellenistic. <em>Hollow Bead</em>, late 4th century B.C.E. Gold, 3/8 in. (1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Brush, 71.79.80. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.71.79.77-.94_overall01.jpg)

Hellenistic. Hollow Bead, late 4th century B.C.E. Gold, 3/8 in. (1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Brush, 71.79.80. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.71.79.77-.94_overall01.jpg)

Hellenistic. <em>Hollow Bead</em>, late 4th century B.C.E. Gold, 3/8 in. (1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Brush, 71.79.80. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.71.79.77-.94_overall02.jpg)

Hellenistic. Hollow Bead, late 4th century B.C.E. Gold, 3/8 in. (1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Brush, 71.79.80. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.71.79.77-.94_overall02.jpg)

Hellenistic. <em>Hollow Bead</em>, late 4th century B.C.E. Gold, 3/8 in. (1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Brush, 71.79.80. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.71.79.77-.94_NegID_GRPB_print_bw.jpg)

Hellenistic. Hollow Bead, late 4th century B.C.E. Gold, 3/8 in. (1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Brush, 71.79.80. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.71.79.77-.94_NegID_GRPB_print_bw.jpg)

Hellenistic. <em>Hollow Bead</em>, late 4th century B.C.E. Gold, 3/8 in. (1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Brush, 71.79.80. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.71.79.77_.78_.79_.80_.81_.82_.83_.84._.85_.86_.87_.88_.89_.90_.91_.92_.93_.94_NegID_71.79.77-.94_GRPB_print_bw.jpg)

Hellenistic. Hollow Bead, late 4th century B.C.E. Gold, 3/8 in. (1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Brush, 71.79.80. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.71.79.77_.78_.79_.80_.81_.82_.83_.84._.85_.86_.87_.88_.89_.90_.91_.92_.93_.94_NegID_71.79.77-.94_GRPB_print_bw.jpg)

Hellenistic. <em>Hollow Bead</em>, late 4th century B.C.E. Gold, 3/8 in. (1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Brush, 71.79.80. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.71.79.77-.94_detail01.jpg)

Hellenistic. Hollow Bead, late 4th century B.C.E. Gold, 3/8 in. (1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Brush, 71.79.80. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.71.79.77-.94_detail01.jpg)

Hellenistic. <em>Hollow Bead</em>, late 4th century B.C.E. Gold, 3/8 in. (1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Brush, 71.79.80. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.71.79.77-.94_detail02.jpg)

Hellenistic. Hollow Bead, late 4th century B.C.E. Gold, 3/8 in. (1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Brush, 71.79.80. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.71.79.77-.94_detail02.jpg)

Hellenistic. <em>Hollow Bead</em>, late 4th century B.C.E. Gold, 3/8 in. (1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Brush, 71.79.80. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.71.79.77-.94_detail03.jpg)

Hellenistic. Hollow Bead, late 4th century B.C.E. Gold, 3/8 in. (1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Brush, 71.79.80. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.71.79.77-.94_detail03.jpg)

Hellenistic. <em>Hollow Bead</em>, late 4th century B.C.E. Gold, 3/8 in. (1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Brush, 71.79.80. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.71.79.77-.94_detail04.jpg)

Hellenistic. Hollow Bead, late 4th century B.C.E. Gold, 3/8 in. (1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Brush, 71.79.80. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.71.79.77-.94_detail04.jpg)

Hellenistic. <em>Hollow Bead</em>, late 4th century B.C.E. Gold, 3/8 in. (1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Brush, 71.79.80. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.71.79.77-.94_detail05.jpg)

Hellenistic. Hollow Bead, late 4th century B.C.E. Gold, 3/8 in. (1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Brush, 71.79.80. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.71.79.77-.94_detail05.jpg)

Hellenistic. <em>Hollow Bead</em>, late 4th century B.C.E. Gold, 3/8 in. (1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Brush, 71.79.80. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.71.79.77-.94_detail06.jpg)

Hellenistic. Hollow Bead, late 4th century B.C.E. Gold, 3/8 in. (1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Brush, 71.79.80. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.71.79.77-.94_detail06.jpg)

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Hollow Bead

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

CULTURES Hellenistic; Greek
MEDIUM Gold
DATES late 4th century B.C.E.
PERIOD Hellenistic Period
DIMENSIONS 3/8 in. (1 cm) 3/16 in. (0.5 cm)  (show scale)
COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ACCESSION NUMBER 71.79.80
CREDIT LINE Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Brush
PROVENANCE Archaeological provenance not yet documented, reportedly from an East Greek tomb in Turkey; before 1940, reportedly acquired in Turkey by the husband of Elisabeth Gesse-Ostendorf of Saarbrücken, Germany; March 21, 1969, purchased from Elisabeth Gesse-Ostendorf by Thomas Stewart Brush and Katherine Ford Brush (Mrs. Thomas S. Brush) of New York, NY; October 19, 1971, gift of Thomas Stewart Brush and Katherine Ford Brush to the Brooklyn Museum.
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CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Hollow bead suspended from a loop around the bottom of which there is a sleeve. The tip of the bead is decorated, in repousse, with a five-rayed star pattern. Attached to the center of each star is a granule. Bead is roughly spherical in shape, and is made of two halves (top and bottom). May be a representation of a laurel berry. Condition: Large dent on one side of bead.
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
CAPTION Hellenistic. Hollow Bead, late 4th century B.C.E. Gold, 3/8 in. (1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Brush, 71.79.80. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.71.79.77-.94_overall01.jpg)
IMAGE overall, CUR.71.79.77-.94_overall01.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2024
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Hellenistic. <em>Hollow Bead</em>, late 4th century B.C.E. Gold, 3/8 in. (1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Brush, 71.79.80. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.71.79.77-.94_overall01.jpg)

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Late 4th Century B.C.E.
Jewelry
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