PHOENICIAN GLASS BEAD WITH KNOB PROJECTIONS. Ca. 400 - 300 BC A polychrome glass bead with a barrel-shaped core of translucent cobalt glass with applied small knobs in turquoise, yellow and blue. Size: 26.7mm x 35.3mm; Weight: 25.3g. Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s; Reputedly from the Dr. Nolte collection, acquired in the early to mid 20th Century AD. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 1894,1101.120, 1868,0501.54; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 17.194.717, 17.194.716.