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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
Small hemispherical [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=pearl pearls] with one flat side.  Blister pearls occur when the pearl is formed between the mussel tissue and the hard outer [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=oyster shell mollusk shells].  Sometimes blister pearl are sliced from a bump in the shell [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=nacre nacre].
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Small hemispherical [[pearl|pearls]] with one flat side.  Blister pearls occur when the pearl is formed between the mussel tissue and the hard outer [[oyster%20shell|mollusk shells]].  Sometimes blister pearl are sliced from a bump in the shell [[nacre]].
  
== Authority ==
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==Resources and Citations==
  
* Jack Odgen, Jack Odgen, ''Jewellery of the Ancient World'', Rizzoli International Publications Inc., New York City, 1982
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* Jack Odgen, ''Jewellery of the Ancient World'', Rizzoli International Publications Inc., New York City, 1982
  
* ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com  Comment: "Pearl." Encyclopdia Britannica. 2004.  Encyclopdia Britannica Premium Service.  13 May 2004 .
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* ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com  Comment: "Pearl." Accessed 13 May 2004.
  
  
  
 
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Latest revision as of 16:13, 8 May 2022

Brooch with blister pearls
MFA# 13.1698

Description

Small hemispherical pearls with one flat side. Blister pearls occur when the pearl is formed between the mussel tissue and the hard outer mollusk shells. Sometimes blister pearl are sliced from a bump in the shell Nacre.

Resources and Citations

  • Jack Odgen, Jewellery of the Ancient World, Rizzoli International Publications Inc., New York City, 1982

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