Glass mosaic face bead

Unknown

1st century BCE–1st century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Opaque white, yellow, and red, and translucent blue and deep purple, appearing black. Square with slightly rounded edges and corners; flat front and back; small horizontal hole. At center, round female face framed by black and white striped hair, with almond-shaped eyes, eyebrows, nose, and slit mouth with red lips; the face enclosed in black and white circles set on a blue square ground; this in turn is encased in the yellow diamond on a blue square that extends almost to edges of bead, which are in white. Intact; dulling, pitting, and some creamy weathering.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1st century BCE–1st century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman, Eastern Mediterranean

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1952