Lot Essay
Cf. S. M. Goldstein, Pre-Roman and Early Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York, 1979, pp. 110-112, nos. 222-224
Various Properties
A PHOENICIAN GLASS TRIPLE HEAD BEAD, core-formed with trailed and tooled decoration, in the form of three bearded male heads, the central core of pale turquoise with each face applied in opaque white, the eyes of opaque white and bright blue circles with dark blue trailed eyebrows, curly hair and ribbed beard, lips in opaque pale yellow and similar spot in middle of forehead, 5th-3rd Century B.C.
Details
A PHOENICIAN GLASS TRIPLE HEAD BEAD, core-formed with trailed and tooled decoration, in the form of three bearded male heads, the central core of pale turquoise with each face applied in opaque white, the eyes of opaque white and bright blue circles with dark blue trailed eyebrows, curly hair and ribbed beard, lips in opaque pale yellow and similar spot in middle of forehead, 5th-3rd Century B.C.
1 1/8in. (2.7cm.) high
1 1/8in. (2.7cm.) high