bead
Object NameMosaic Face Bead
Made FromGlass
Date99 BCE-99 CE
TechniqueWound, fused mosaic
SizeOverall H: 1.4 cm, Diam: 1.6 cm
Accession Number62.1.25
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Life on a String: 35 Centuries of the Glass Bead
Designs in Miniature: The Story of Mosaic Glass
Interpretive NotesLike the eye bead, the face bead served an apotropaic function to ward off the ill effects of the evil eye.
Roman Empire; probably Eastern Mediterranean
Provenance
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1400-1200 BCE
99 BCE-99 CE
about 300-50 BCE
75 BCE-25 CE
25 BCE-99 CE
399-1 BCE