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Beads2990/679

Sixteen quartz beads (currently strung on plastic fishing line).

Culture
Moche
Material
quartz mineral and plastic
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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VialM1.144

Plain clear glass vial with a flat wide semi-hemispherical base and a tall, cylindrical tapering neck. On top is a disc shaped, everted rim. The outer surface has a shiny coating.

Culture
Roman
Material
lime mineral, potash chemical, soda chemical, quartz mineral and glass
Made in
Europe ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureM2.28

Grey stone figure carved in relief. The fragment, triangular in shape, depicts the profile of a young man standing possibly with a staff or spear in his left hand.

Culture
Roman ?
Material
quartz mineral
Made in
United Kingdom ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToolM3.267

Tool composed of quartz with light orangey-pink at the centre and off-white at the edges. The quartz has been flaked to form one semi-circular edge and one straighter edge.

Culture
North African
Material
quartz mineral
Made in
Abu-Gurdy, Egypt ? or Homer-Akarim, Egypt ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Snuff BottleN1.400 a-b

A pale amber-coloured snuff bottle (part a) carved with stylized t'ao t'ieh motifs holding rings on the shoulders. There is a stopper (part b) made of rose quartz encased in bronze with green patina, and there is a hand-shape at the end of the stick. The wood stand (part c) has the shape of an oval within an oval that has straight ends, and has four legs.

Culture
Chinese
Material
agate mineral, quartz mineral, bronze metal and wood ?
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Snuff BottleN1.163 a-c

A flattened flask-like snuff bottle (part a) that has a man on a mule holding onto a bird on one side while the other side has an incense burner, and seal in relief. All in polychrome on a white background. There is a stopper (part b) that is transparent red. The wood stand (part c) has the shape of an oval within an oval that has straight ends.

Culture
Chinese
Material
quartz mineral, clay, wood, paint and glaze
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ceremonial HeaddressN1.303

A headdress with a high vertical rounded front and flat top sloping downward to the back which is a shorter vertical band. Frame is of wire covered with intricately interlaced bands of black silk braid and fabric. Attached to the headdress with wires, there are highly perforated and layered gold-coloured brass roundels in the shape of flowers and leaves, all inlaid with various shades of bright blue kingfisher feathers outlined with metal. On and around them, there are many ornaments mounted on wires which include the following: bats made of pearls, flowers made of pink glass, gemstones inset in metal, green stone butterflies, and a large roundel of pink quartz. From the front of the headdress, there are suspended strands of pearls with coloured stone butterflies in the middle and stone drops at the end.

Culture
Manchu
Material
metal, brass metal, gold metal, kingfisher feather, silk fibre, dye, adhesive, stone, quartz mineral, coral, pearl and glass ?
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bead294/5 a-b

The two fragments of a broken bead. Bead was tubular with an ovular cross-section; two dimples are at each end on opposing sides of the bead. Part a is the larger of the two fragments; part b is the smaller.

Culture
Andes ?
Material
quartz mineral ?
Made in
Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bead294/116

Translucent white cylindrical bead with a central hole running lengthwise.

Culture
Andes ?
Material
quartz mineral ?
Made in
Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bead294/117

Clear circular bead with flat sides and a circular hole through the centre.

Culture
Andes ?
Material
quartz mineral ?
Made in
Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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