Trailed bead

102TA
Roman trailed bead
Eastern Mediterranean
Date: 2-4 century AD


Rod formed, wound. Spirally applied 3-dimentional yellow trail, dragged in the same directions, forming festoons.
Intact, good condition. Minor ancient losses of glass trail.

Height 32 mm, diameter 9 mm

For similar published examples see:
-Alexeeva E.M. Antichniye busi severnogo prichernomoriya, Academy of Science, Moscow, 1978, table 30: 22