EGYPTIAN CORE FORMED GLASS BEAD. Ca. 100 BC - AD 100. A barrel-shaped glass bead with a dark blue body and a contrasting light tone around the rim. White trailing forms a series of elongated, curving motifs symmetrically arranged around the surface. The perforation runs centrally through the length of the bead. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 7758, The Groppi Collection, 26 April 2012, Lot 76. Size: 27mm x 20mm; Weight: 12g Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.