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Object Name4 Millefiori Beads

Made FromGlass

Date99 BCE-99 CE

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Accession Number54.1.151

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Place Made

Roman Empire

Physical Description(I) Opaque green glass; slight pitting and wear marks; tooled, with millefiori decoration; sphere with hole; black, white, red and yellow fern pattern and yellow, red and white canes. (II) Translucent greenish-blue glass; slight pitting, wear marks and weathering; tooled, with millefiori decoration; sphere with hole; between red rims green "blossoms" and light blue, white and red canes. (III) Translucent blue glass; slight pitting, weathering and wear marks; tooled, with millefiori decoration; irregular sphere with hole; white, red and yellow canes in blue glass. (IV) Translucent dark blue glass; pitting and wear marks; tooled, with millefiori decoration; flattened sphere with hole; canes: amber, black and white star-like wheel, small bits.
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