Mosaic bead

252MSA
Roman mosaic cane bead
Egypt
Date: 1 century BC- 1 century AD
Mosaic glass

Pierced mosaic cane section, flattened. Complex mosaic cane with flower design in the center. 
Intact, very good condition.
Height 4.5 mm, diameter 8 mm

For similar beads see:
- Alexeeva E.M. Antichniye busi severnogo prichernomoriya, Academy of Science, Moscow, 1982, table 49: # 1, 4
- Ve´ronique Arveiller-Dulong, Marie-Dominique Nenna.  Les Verres antiques du Musée du Louvre III : Parure, instruments et éléments d’incrustation, Paris, Éditions du Louvre, Somogy, 2011, p. 162 cat.206-1