Description

A Roman period glass bead, dating C. 3rd century BC – 1st century AD. Bead was manufactured in several stages. Complex mosaic cane consists of five brown-in-white concentric sub-canes with three blue-in-white centers in each.

Height: 12,1 mm

Diameter: 13,5 mm

Weight: 2,8 g

Provenance: Till 1960 in the private British collection of N.S. Since 1960 in a private British collection of Mr. B.W. Bought by the current owner in 2019 in London, from C.B. who had owned the item since 2010