Description: Two Hellenistic glass beads 3-1 century BCE Eastern Mediterranean Two Hellenistic glass beads 3-1 century BCE Eastern MediterraneanRod formed wound glass red and blue beads. Matrix with opposed indentations along the axis. Intact, good condition. Up to height 9 mm, diameter 12 mm.During the excavation of an ancient house in the city of Rhodes (1966-1967), a large amount of debris from a glass factory was recovered. The main production was evidently devoted to bead-making. Thousands of beads were discovered and the similar beads were among them. See full report in: - G. D. Weinberg, “Glass Manufacture in Hellenistic Rhodes,” Archaiologikon Deltion 24 (1969), pp. 143-151, pl. 76.For similar published examples see also:- D.Nenna, Exploration archeologique de Delos, 32: Les verres, Paris, Athenes, EFA, De Boccard, 1999, pl.52 # E98, E99. - 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. 120: #179-22,25,29; p.128: #183-32; p.132:#185-15. - Alexeeva E.M. Antichniye busi severnogo prichernomoriya, Academy of Science, Moscow, 1978, table 33: 59.
Price: 48 USD
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
End Time: 2024-02-27T01:08:53.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Handmade: Yes
Modified Item: No
Country/Region of Manufacture: Greece
Material: Glass
Color: Multi-Color
Time Period Manufactured: Pre-1400
