Mosaic bead

152MSA
Roman mosaic bead
Egypt
Date: 1 century AD
Mosaic glass

Pierced mosaic cane section, flattened. Complex mosaic cane with flower design in the center and dot-in-square segmented border. 
Intact, very good condition.
Height 4 mm, diameter 11 mm

For similar beads see:

- M.Spaer. Ancient glass in the Israel Museum. Beads and other small objects, Jerusalem, 2001, p. 124: #212
- Alexeeva E.M. Antichniye busi severnogo prichernomoriya, Academy of Science, Moscow, 1982, table 48: #49