Glass mosaic face bead, Early Imperial, 1st century A.D., Roman, Egyptian, Glass, Diam.: 9/16 in. (1.5 cm), Glass, 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
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Glass mosaic face bead, Early Imperial, 1st century .D, Roman, Egyptian, Glass, Diam, 9/16, 1.5 cm, Uncertain color, appearing black, opaque white, details, red, translucent blue, deep purple, Spherical, vertical large, hole, Around center, bead, four mosaic, sections, arranged, horizontally, band, showing, female face, framed, black, white striped, hair, almond-shaped eyes, eyebrows, nose, slit mouth, red lips, faces, enclosed, narrow, circle, set, blue ground
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