Bead in the Shape of a Fish

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Title	Bead in the Shape of a Fish
Artist	Artist Unknown (Burma)
Date	c. 6th-8th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Medium:

Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects, Adornment | Stone

Size:

5/16 x 3/8 x 1/8 in. (0.8 x 1 x 0.3 cm)

Creation Place:

Burma, Pyu

Culture:

Burma

Style:

5th-9th century

Physical Description:

clear, white and brown banded stone carved in the shape of a fish; horizontal hole through eye area (encrusted with brown accretions)

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Gift of the Asian Art Council

Accession Number:

2001.4.46

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Added to Site:

February 28, 2009