25 Beads strung together
25 Beads strung together
Place of OriginEgypt
Datepossibly 1st Century BCE-4th Century AD
DimensionsL: 13 3/4 in. (34.9 cm)
Mediumglass
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.359
Not on View
DescriptionThis group includes twenty-five glass beads in different shapes such as barrel, melon, and tubular. The surface decorations include zigzags, feather-like patterns, and white spatter on dark backgrounds.
1st Century BCE-4th Century AD
1st Century BCE-4th Century AD
possibly late Roman period
1st Century BCE-4th Century AD
1st Century BCE-4th Century AD
4th century - 7th century CE
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
1st century BCE - 1st century CE
Late Roman - Coptic (4-6th century CE)
1st century BCE - 1st century CE
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