COLLECTION OF ROMAN GLASS BEADS

Ca. AD 1 - 300. A large collection of polychrome glass beads, comprising rounded, barrel and cylindrical types in varied sizes. The group includes mosaic beads and wound glass beads with trailed and combed decoration in black, blue, red, yellow, white, turquoise and green. Size: 6-27mm x 6-26mm; Weight: 160g Provenance: Prince Collection, 1990s–2014; ex. private collection, 1970s–1990s.