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Object NameMosaic Glass Bead

Made FromGlass

Date299 BCE-99 CE

Place MadeRoman Empire; Egypt

Techniquemosaic or millefiori technique

SizeOverall L: 2.1 cm

Accession Number54.1.152-1

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Not On View

Physical DescriptionBiconical yellow bead, three bands of mosaic glass wound around center, central band has circular yellow canes cased and divided in three by red and surrounded by a band of alternating rays of amethyst and white, each rosette is separated by a narrow band of yellow above and below this are bordering strips of alternating stripes red, white and amethyst respectively: one-quarter of the bead is broken away and reveals that the object was wound around a metal rod.
Provenance

Source Fahim Kouchakji (b. Syria, 1886-1976) - 1954-07-01