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EGYPT OR ITALY CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
Details
THREE ROMAN MOSAIC GLASS BEADS
egypt or italy
circa 1st century b.c.-1st century a.d.
Including a sphere with an two ibises on a green ground with a swirl of red, each ibis with a white and dark purple body, the eye dark purple surrounded by red and yellow, the beak with yellow outlined in dark purple; a bead with a white band framed with a dark blue and yellow wave pattern, on a light blue ground; and a bead of red with seven rings composed of gold foil below transparent pale yellow, rimmed with bands of yellow, black, white and red
in. (1.9 cm) in diameter for the largest (3)
egypt or italy
circa 1st century b.c.-1st century a.d.
Including a sphere with an two ibises on a green ground with a swirl of red, each ibis with a white and dark purple body, the eye dark purple surrounded by red and yellow, the beak with yellow outlined in dark purple; a bead with a white band framed with a dark blue and yellow wave pattern, on a light blue ground; and a bead of red with seven rings composed of gold foil below transparent pale yellow, rimmed with bands of yellow, black, white and red
in. (1.9 cm) in diameter for the largest (3)
Literature
Sangiorgi, Collezione di Vetri Antichi, no. 253 (ibis) and no. 305 (red).