A GROUP OF SIX GLASS FACE BEADS AND PENDANTS, ROMAN, 1ST CENTURY AD A GROUP OF SIX GLASS FACE BEADS AND PENDANTS, ROMAN, 1ST CENTURY AD A GROUP OF SIX GLASS FACE BEADS AND PENDANTS, ROMAN, 1ST CENTURY AD

A GROUP OF SIX GLASS FACE BEADS AND PENDANTS, ROMAN, 1ST CENTURY AD

Reference: ART4001905

Four glass beads and two spheriform pendants made of composite mosaic glass. Five have female busts while one has a floral design.

It is thought that these beads were mainly manufactured in Roman Egypt for export.

17 -10 mm. in diameter. Opaque glass. Roman 1st c. A.D.

PROVENANCE Ex-European private collection acquired before 1970