Head bead
Head bead
Place of OriginEastern Mediterranean
Date2nd century BCE - 4th century CE
DimensionsMax L: 1/2 in. (1.3 cm)
MediumGlass; molded and cut
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1980.1261
Not on View
DescriptionSmall yellow glass bead in shape of human head. Pierced behind ears for suspension. Very exaggerated caricature, with beak, nose, receding chin, beetled brow, and large protruding ears. Popular motif in Hellenistic Alexandrian art.
Second half of the first century CE
Second half of the 1st century CE
Workshop of the Floating Handles
first half CE 1st century
Sixth through fifth centuries BCE
Late 2nd to early 3rd century CE
Late seventh through fifth centuries BCE
Late seventh through fifth centuries BCE
Sixth through fifth centuries BCE
Late 6th-5th century BCE
Late 6th-3rd century BCE
Late 6th - 3rd century BCE
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