Glass mosaic bead
Translucent deep blue ground, appearing black; decoration in opaque white and red.
Spherical; vertical hole with slightly recessed edge on one side and slightly protruding edge on the other.
Pattern of dots, each comprising a central spot in red surrounded by circles in white and red, arranged in irregular horizontal rows; blue ground flecked with white, appearing as random leafy sprays, stars, and stripes; some distortion of dots near edges of hole, and one area on side where the pattern overlaps.
Complete, except for small chips on one side; patches of creamy weathering, and weathering inside hole.
Spherical; vertical hole with slightly recessed edge on one side and slightly protruding edge on the other.
Pattern of dots, each comprising a central spot in red surrounded by circles in white and red, arranged in irregular horizontal rows; blue ground flecked with white, appearing as random leafy sprays, stars, and stripes; some distortion of dots near edges of hole, and one area on side where the pattern overlaps.
Complete, except for small chips on one side; patches of creamy weathering, and weathering inside hole.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass mosaic bead
- Period: Early Imperial
- Date: 1st century CE
- Culture: Roman, Egyptian, Alexandrian
- Medium: Glass; rod-formed
- Dimensions: 1 1/16 × 1 3/16 in. (2.6 × 2.9 cm)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Gift of Dr. Eugen Grabscheid, 1982
- Object Number: 1982.97.13
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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