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Roman Period
Gilded or silvered glass was especially popular from the mid first century BC to the mid first century AD. Here a gilded bead hangs as a pendant from a hoop with ring beads of granules above and below the bead.
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Title: Gilded glass earring
Period: Roman Period
Date: 1st century B.C.–A.D. 1st century
Geography: From Egypt
Medium: Glass, gold
Dimensions: L. 4.1 cm (1 5/8 in); diam. of bead, 1.3 cm (1/2 in)
Credit Line: Gift of Helen Miller Gould, 1910
Accession Number: 10.130.1521
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