bead
Object NameBead Inlay
Made FromGlass
Date25 BCE-99 CE
Place MadeRoman Empire; possibly Egypt
Techniquemosaic glass or millefiori technique
SizeOverall H: 1 cm, W: 1 cm,Th: 0.6 cm
Accession Number76.1.85
Credit LineGift of Carl Berkowitz and Derek Content
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Designs in Miniature: The Story of Mosaic Glass
Not On View
Physical DescriptionCanes of translucent amethyst, opaque brick-red and opaque white glass, dull surface with some pitting and brown incrustation; mosaic glass or millefiori technique, longitudinally pierced for suspension. Square bead consisting of a central round face in opaque white with creatures delineated in amethyst, small red mouth, the entire cased in translucent medium blue then in an opaque red square with concave sides, concavities infilled with opaque white squaring out the form.Provenance
Source
Derek Content
- 1976-01-01
Source
Carl Sandler Berkowitz
- 1976-01-01
Former Collection
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982)
