COLLECTION OF ROMAN GLASS MOSAIC BEADS

Ca. AD 1 - 300. A collection of 29 polychrome mosaic glass beads, comprising cylindrical, annular, rounded, barrel, and square types in varied sizes. The group includes beads with eye motifs, rosettes, chequered patterns, feathered bands, and trailed decoration in red, yellow, blue, green, black, white, and orange. Size: 10-43mm x 10-18mm; Weight: 120g Provenance: Prince Collection, 1990s–2014; ex. private collection, 1970s–1990s.