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Object NameMosaic Glass Bead
Made FromGlass
Date299 BCE-99 CE
Techniquemosaic or millefiori technique
SizeOverall D: 1.3-1.5 cm
Accession Number54.1.152-3
Curatorial Area(s)
Place Made
Roman Empire; Egypt
Physical DescriptionShort cylindrical bead of translucent deep blue glass decorated with criss-cross or network pattern of gold glass strips, spaces filled with small mosaic glass eyes, yellow center in an amethyst and yellow ground.
Provenance
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