Mosaic cane face bead
Mosaic cane face bead
Place of OriginEgypt
Date1st century BCE - 1st century CE
DimensionsMax Diam: 1/2 in. (1.2 cm)
MediumFused polychrome mosaic glass.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.293
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DescriptionThis small round glass bead features a face bordered by red and yellow. It was made in Egypt during the Roman period using a technique that fused together different colored glass rods.
1st century BCE - 1st century CE
1st century BCE - 1st century CE
Probably 1st century BCE - 1st century CE
Third to first century BCE
Hellenistic or Roman period, 4th century BCE - 1st century CE
Third to first century BCE
1st century BCE - 1st century CE
1st century BCE - 1st century CE
Third to first century BCE
1st-4th century CE
1st century BCE - 1st century CE
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