Lot no. 333
COLLECTION OF ROMAN MILLEFIORI GLASS BEADS.
Ca. 100 BC - AD 100
A collection of 14 millefiori glass beads, including tubular and rectangular forms in opaque red, orange, yellow, green and black glass, each decorated with fused mosaic slices forming rosette motifs and streaked bands in contrasting colours.
Size: 6.4-26mm x 9-11mm; Weight: 38.8g.
Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
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