Mosaic cane face bead
Mosaic cane face bead
Place of OriginEgypt or Italy
Date1st century BCE - 1st century CE
DimensionsMax Diam: 3/8 in. (1.0 cm)
Mediumglass
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.287
Not on View
DescriptionThis small circular glass bead shows a flower pattern in white and turquoise, set in a purple background. The bead has a hole through the middle, in order to be strung. It is smooth and polished on both sides.
1st century BCE - 1st century CE
1st century BCE - 1st century CE
1st century BCE - 1st century CE
1st century BCE - 1st century CE
1st century BCE - 1st century CE
1st-4th century CE
6th through 5th century BCE
Early Imperial Period, 1st century BCE - 3rd century CE
1st century BCE - 1st century CE
Probably Late Helladic III, about the 14th-12th century BCE
3rd to 1st century BCE
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