COLLECTION OF ROMAN MOSAIC GLASS BEADS WITH FACES

Ca. 100 BC - AD 100. A collection of five polychrome mosaic glass beads of globular shape. The beads are decorated with human faces composed from mosaic canes in white, black and red, set within contrasting geometric borders and coloured fields. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 52.11.16. Size: 12-17mm x 11-16mm; Weight: 18g Provenance: Prince Collection, 1990s–2014; ex. private collection, 1970s–1990s.

Estimate:£300

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