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POSSIBLY EGYPT, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
Details
SEVENTEEN ROMAN MOSAIC GLASS FACE BEADS
possibly egypt, circa 1st century a.d.
Including four spherical beads with a female bust; one pendant bead, one ovoid bead, and twelve spherical beads with a Medusa mask, each with white for the face, with details in black and red, most within bands of red, yellow, black and green, some with a white ground, others with a red, blue or green ground
.5/8 in. (1.6 cm) long for the largest (17)
possibly egypt, circa 1st century a.d.
Including four spherical beads with a female bust; one pendant bead, one ovoid bead, and twelve spherical beads with a Medusa mask, each with white for the face, with details in black and red, most within bands of red, yellow, black and green, some with a white ground, others with a red, blue or green ground
.5/8 in. (1.6 cm) long for the largest (17)
Literature
Sangiorgi, Collezione di Vetri Antichi, no. 254.