The Corning Museum of Glass related this story about an Ancient Core Formed Bead (Dated to 500-250BC) that was taken out of storage and I assume into a well lit Photo Studio and "fell apart"and hour after being photographed and placed back into the bag:
https://blog.cmog.org/2012/08/09/the-bead-that-fell-apart/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-bead-that-fell-apart
Bead lover, collector since Age 15, semi-retired had wholesale/retail bead, folk art, tribal art store Lost and Found Gallery for 25 yrs. in DT Greensboro, NC