Glass mosaic face bead, 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D., Roman, Eastern Mediterranean, Glass, H.: 1/2 in. (1.3 cm), Glass, 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
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Glass mosaic face bead, 1st century B.C.–1st .D, Roman, Eastern Mediterranean, Glass, H, 1/2, 1.3 cm, Opaque white, yellow, red, translucent blue, deep purple, appearing black, Square, slightly rounded, edges, corners, flat front, back, small horizontal, hole, center, round female, face, framed, black, white striped, hair, almond-shaped eyes, eyebrows, nose, slit mouth, red lips, face enclosed, circles, set, blue square, ground, turn, encased, yellow diamond, extends almost, bead, white
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