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Ancient Hellenistic monochrome glass bead 328MAAncient Hellenistic glass bead 328MA
Ancient Hellenistic monochrome glass bead 328MAAncient Hellenistic monochrome glass bead 338MAaAncient Hellenistic monochrome glass bead 338MAc
Description

328MA
Monochrome glass bead
2-1 century BC
Rhodos

Glass flattened lozenge bead of transparent glass with greenish tint. 

Intact, good condition. 13 mm x 24 mm x 6 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 same 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-e

For similar published examples in museum collections see:

- 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. 226 #304: p.218: 298-22

- Alexeeva E.M. Antichniye busi severnogo prichernomoriya, Academy of Science, Moscow, 1978, table 33: 77

- D.Nenna, Exploration archeologique de Delos, 32: Les verres, Paris, Athenes, EFA, De Boccard, 1999, pl.52: E100-101