Molded mask bead
Molded mask bead
Place of OriginEgypt or Italy
DatePossibly 1st century BCE
DimensionsL: 7/8 in. (2.3 cm); W: 1/2 in. (1.2 cm)
MediumMold-pressed monochrome glass.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1583
Not on View
DescriptionRelief head of theater mask or grotesque face. Roughly oval in shape, face has close-set eyes, high cheeks, protruding noce, and gaping mouth. Row of curls runs across forehead. Flat on reverse. Two horizontal holes run through center, for stringing. Black glass.
1st century - 4th century CE
Early Imperial Period, 1st century BCE - 2nd century CE
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
1st century CE
Workshop of the Floating Handles
first half CE 1st century
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
1st century BCE - 3rd century CE
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
Late 2nd to early 3rd century CE
20th Century
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
about 1500 BCE
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