Glass face bead, Classical or Hellenistic, late 5th–mid-2nd century , Phoenician or Carthaginian, Glass; rod-formed, Diam

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Glass face bead, Classical or Hellenistic, late 5th–mid-2nd century , Phoenician or Carthaginian, Glass; rod-formed, Diam.: 1 9/16 in. (4 cm), Glass, Translucent dark cobalt blue, with additions in opaque white and yellow and translucent blue., Cylindrical, with rounded edge at both ends; large hole running vertically through bead., Four faces, alternating with two in yellow and two in white, each made from a large added blob, augmented with applied nose, stratified eyes, eyebrows, ears, pendant earrings, and small round mouth, flanked above and below by irregular rows of knobs in white and yellow

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Size: 3900px × 5200px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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