This light cherry rose bead fragment is an example of a wire-wound bead. This means that it was made from a glass cane heated over an oil lamp or with a torch, pulled and shaped around an iron or copper wire until the desired shape was created. This bead was reheated and polished to enhance its appearance.

Keywords

Personal, Decorative, Bead

AAS Catalog Number

2005-602-31-17-2