Glass bead with knobs

Unknown

5th–3rd century BCE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Uncertain color, appearing opaque black, with opaque yellow and white, and translucent blue. Cylindrical, with rounded edge at both ends; large hole running vertically through bead. Eight vertical rows of knobs, each comprising four knobs, alternating in yellow and white topped with blue. Intact cylinder but almost all of the yellow knobs missing and some of the white knobs damaged; dulling and slight pitting.

Artist

Unknown

Date

5th–3rd century BCE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Phoenician or Carthaginian

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917