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THBRoman Glass Face Bead - Cobalt Blue, Yellow, & White
Lot 53
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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By Artemis Gallery
Nov 29, 2018
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2018-11-29 10:00:00
2018-11-29 10:00:00
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What to give this holiday season? Think silver, gold, bronze, shiny, glittery, wearable, festive. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. This is one sale you don't want to miss! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
What to give this holiday season? Think silver, gold, bronze, shiny, glittery, wearable, festive. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. This is one sale you don't want to miss! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A fabulous face bead comprised of cobalt blue, bright yellow, dark purple, and white glass. The bead presents a central dark purple band bordered by yellow bands, with cobalt blue upper and lower hemispheric sections. There are four white human faces located equidistantly upon this band with deep purple facial features and white wavy locks of hair radiating from the upper peripheries. Size: .75" in diameter x .625" H (1.9 cm x 1.6 cm); 1.25" H (3.2 cm) on included custom stand.
For similar beads see:
M. Tempelmann-Maczynska, Die Perlen der romischen Kaiserzeit und der fruhen Phase der Volkerwanderungszeit im mitteleuropaischen Barbaricum. Rom. Germ. Forsch. 43, 1985, taf 12 #369.
Veeronique Arveiller-Dulong, Marie-Dominique Nenna. Les Verres antiques du Musee du Louvre III : Parure, instruments et elements d’incrustation, Paris, Editions du Louvre, Somogy, 2011, p. 208: 288.
Alexeeva E.M. Antichniye busi severnogo prichernomoriya, Academy of Science, Moscow, 1982, table 48: 31,33.
M.Spaer. Ancient glass in the Israel Museum. Beads and other small objects, Jerusalem, 2001, p. 124: 205-206.
Provenance: private Southern California, USA collection, acquired in the 1970s to mid-1980s
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
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#140778Tiny chips around perforations. Normal surface wear with scratches and minute nicks commensurate with age.Condition
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