Glass mosaic bead, Early Imperial, 1st century A.D., Roman, Egyptian, Alexandrian, Glass; rod-formed, 1 1/16 × 1 3/16 in. (2.6 × 2.9 cm), Glass, Translucent deep blue ground, appearing black; decoration in opaque white and red., Spherical; vertical hole with slightly recessed edge on one side and slightly protruding edge on the other., Pattern of dots, each comprising a central spot in red surrounded by circles in white and red, arranged in irregular horizontal rows; blue ground flecked with white, appearing as random leafy sprays, stars, and stripes; some distortion of dots near edges of hole, and one area on side where the pattern overlaps
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Glass mosaic bead, Early Imperial, 1st century .D, Roman, Egyptian, Alexandrian, Glass, rod-formed, 1 1/16, 3/16, 2.6, 2.9 cm, Translucent deep, blue, ground, appearing black, decoration, opaque white, red, Spherical, vertical hole, slightly recessed, edge, side, protruding, Pattern, dots, comprising, central spot, red surrounded, circles, white, arranged, irregular horizontal, rows, blue ground, flecked, appearing, random leafy, sprays, stars, stripes, distortion, edges, hole, area, pattern overlaps
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