A ROMAN MOSAIC GLASS FACE BEAD , POSSIBLY EGYPT, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D. | Christie's

Sale 1313

ANCIENT JEWELRY

New York

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11 December 2003

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Lot 419

A ROMAN MOSAIC GLASS FACE BEAD

POSSIBLY EGYPT, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.

Price realised

USD 1,434

Estimate

USD 1,500 - USD 2,000

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A ROMAN MOSAIC GLASS FACE BEAD
Possibly Egypt, Circa 1st Century A.D.
Disk-shaped, with a yellow face on a red ground, the details in black and white; mounted as a ring in a modern gold setting
¼ in. (0.6 cm.) high; ring size 6

Provenance

Japanese collection, acquired in the early 1980s.
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