bead
Object NameBead
Made FromGlass
Date99 BCE-99 CE
Place MadeRoman Empire; probably Eastern Mediterranean
Techniquemosaic glass or millefiori technique
SizeOverall H: 1.3 cm, Diam: 1.4 cm
Accession Number66.1.127
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Designs in Miniature: The Story of Mosaic Glass
Not On View
Physical DescriptionOpaque white glass matrix, face canes consisting of translucent deep blue, amethyst, opaque white, opaque red; mosaic glass or millefiori technique, wound bead matrix. Almost spherical bead, face cane composed of opaque white with features and hair outlined in amethyst, all cased in white in a deep blue matrix, roughly rectangular.Provenance
Source
Sergio Sangiorgi
(Italian) - 1966
Former Collection
Giorgio Sangiorgi
(Italian, 1886-1965)
