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Dark brown kernel-shaped glass bead with three sets of white concentric circles at each of three corners, which Chinese archaeologists called qing ting yan (dragonfly’s eye). They were usually found in the Chu tombs in southern China, Hunan and Hubei areas and dates to circa 400 BC
O.C. Raphael Bequest, 1941
Diameter: 2.1 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1941) by Raphael, Oscar C.
-477 - -221
brown glass Glass
Accession number: OC.138-1946
Primary reference Number: 28068
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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