Mosaic Glass Bead

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Object Name: 
Mosaic Glass Bead
Place Made: 
Egypt
Roman Empire
Accession Number: 
54.1.152-1
Dimensions: 
Overall L: 2.1 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
299 BCE-99 CE
Primary Description: 
Biconical 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.

More Info

Department: 
Ancient
Provenance: 
Kouchakji, Fahim (b. Syria, 1886-1976), Source
1954-07-01
Category: 
Roman
Beads
Color: 
Yellow, amethyst, white, red
yellow
amethyst
white
Technique: 
mosaic or millefiori technique

Publications (1)

Making Glass Beads (1997) illustrated, p. 10, top; BIB# 58966

Objects in Set (5)

Mosaic Glass Bead
Date:299 BCE-99 CE
Accession Number:54.1.152-3
Mosaic Glass Bead
Date:299 BCE-99 CE
Accession Number:54.1.152-4
 
Mosaic Glass Bead
Date:299 BCE-99 CE
Accession Number:54.1.152-5
5 Mosaic Glass Beads
Date:99 BCE-99 CE
Accession Number:54.1.152
 
Mosaic Glass Bead
Date:99 BCE-99 CE
Accession Number:54.1.152-2