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Ancient mosaic glass bead with checkerboard patternAncient mosaic checkerboard bead 165MSA
Ancient mosaic glass bead with checkerboard patternAncient Roman glass bead with checkerboard pattern
Description

165MSA
Mosaic checkerboard bead
Roman period
1- 2 century
Mosaic cane glass

Fused together section of the same complex mosaic cane. Manufactured in several stages, complex mosaic cane consists of square-in-sections yellow, red, white and black sub-canes, placed around yellow center.
Intact, excellent condition.
Height 14 mm, diameter 15 mm.

For published archaeological examples see:

-Alexeeva E.M. Antichniye busi severnogo prichernomoriya, Academy of Science, Moscow, 1982, table 49: 76-77
-Korpusova V.M. Miniatyurna plastika s Bosporskogo nekropolya poblizu s. Zolote. Archaeology, 1973, #9, pl.5: 11,12