String of 22 beads
String of 22 beads
Place of OriginEastern Mediterranean
Date1st century BCE - 1st century CE
DimensionsL: 9 in. (22.9 cm)
MediumMolded composite mosaic glass
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1980.1276
Not on View
DescriptionSeries of 22 spherical barrel beads (including 1 melon bead) of graduated sizes and with varied mosaic composition - striped black/blue/white glass, green or blue stripes, opaque yellow with green spatters and red/blue rosettes on purple ground. One bead made of faience.
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
Probably Late Helladic III, about the 14th-12th century BCE
2nd century BCE - 2nd century CE
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
4th century - 7th century CE
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
1621-1622
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
1st century BCE - 1st century CE
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
Ptolemaic - Roman period
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