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

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Glass face bead, Late Classical or Hellenistic, end of 5th–mid-2nd century , Phoenician or Carthaginian, Glass; rod-formed and applied, Other: 1 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. ( x cm), Glass, Semi-opaque turquoise blue, with additions in opaque white and yellow and translucent blue., Cylindrical, with rounded edge at both ends; large hole running vertically through bead., Three faces, two in yellow, one in white, each made from a large added blob, augmented with applied nose, stratified eyes, eyebrows, ears, and mouth, flanked above and below by two rows of knobs in white and yellow

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Size: 3481px × 3557px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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