Glass mosaic face bead

Roman, Egyptian

Not on view

Uncertain color, appearing black, and opaque white; details in opaque white and red, and translucent blue and deep purple, appearing black.
Spherical with vertical large hole.
Around center of bead, four mosaic sections arranged horizontally in a band, each showing the same female face framed by black and white striped hair, with almond-shaped eyes, eyebrows, nose, and slit mouth with red lips; the faces are enclosed in a narrow white circle set on a blue ground.
Intact; slight pitting, weathering, and iridescence.

Glass mosaic face bead, Glass, Roman, Egyptian

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