COLLECTION OF ROMAN MOSAIC GLASS BEADS WITH GEOMETRIC AND FIGURAL MOTIFS

Ca. 100 BC - AD 100. A collection of 10 polychrome mosaic glass beads of globular and rectangular shapes. Eight are decorated with central geometric bands of waves, triangles, chevrons and lozenges in red, yellow, green and white. Two further beads depict human faces in black, white, yellow and red glass, each enclosed by a contrasting border. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 2016.9.25. Size: 7-16mm x 6-15mm; Weight: 28g Provenance: Prince Collection, 1990s–2014; ex. private collection, 1970s–1990s.

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