LARGE COLLECTION OF BYZANTINE AND ISLAMIC GLASS BEADS
Ca. AD 500 - 800. A large collection of polychrome beads of globular and barrel shapes, in red, black and green glass. The beads are decorated with concentric eye motifs, applied spots, looped trails and contrasting bands in white, yellow and blue. Size: 8-25mm x 5-17mm; Weight: 63g Provenance: Prince Collection, 1990s?2014; ex. private collection, 1970s?1990s.
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Ca. AD 500 - 800. A large collection of polychrome beads of globular and barrel shapes, in red, black and green glass. The beads are decorated with concentric eye motifs, applied spots, looped trails and contrasting bands in white, yellow and blue. Size: 8-25mm x 5-17mm; Weight: 63g Provenance: Prince Collection, 1990s?2014; ex. private collection, 1970s?1990s.