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Object NameMillefiori Bead

Made FromGlass

Dateabout 100-299

Place MadeRoman Empire; possibly Egypt; possibly Italy

TechniqueMillefiori technique

SizeOverall H: 2.6 cm

Accession Number59.1.537

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Exhibitions

Life on a String: 35 Centuries of the Glass Bead

Not On View

Physical DescriptionCapped millefiori bead - Opaque and transparent multicolored millefiori glass; surface slightly dull and pitted; millefiori glass; seven sided cane with central perforation; green and yellow four leaf blossom motifs and eyes, white, enclosing red and surrounded by transparent blue, are arranged in a checkerboard pattern, at both ends irregular bands of brick red.
Provenance

Source Ray Winfield Smith (American, 1897-1982) - 1959-07-27