Mosaic cane face bead
Mosaic cane face bead
Place of OriginEgypt
Date1st century BCE - 1st century CE
DimensionsMax Diam: 3/8 in. (0.9 cm)
MediumFused polychrome mosaic glass.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.294
Not on View
DescriptionRound inlay slice of fused polychrome mosaic glass, pierced horizontally for stringing. The design features a white head with black facial features and red lips, surrounded by black curls, set against a yellow center bordered in blue.
Probably 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 century BCE - 1st century CE
1st century BCE - 1st century CE
Hellenistic or Roman period, 4th century BCE - 1st century CE
Second half of the 1st century CE
Third to first century BCE
Possibly 1st century BCE
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