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Ancient Roman glass trailed bead 94TAAncient Roman glass trailed bead 94TA
Ancient Roman glass trailed bead 94TAAncient Roman glass trailed bead 94TAAncient Roman glass trailed bead 94TA
Description

94TA
Roman trailed bead
Eastern Mediterranean
Date: 1-2 century AD


Rod formed, wound. Spirally applied white trail, dragged in the same directions, forming festoons.
Intact, very good condition. One end is abraded: ancient wear.

Height 26 mm, diameter 11 mm

For similar published examples see:
-Alexeeva E.M. Antichniye busi severnogo prichernomoriya, Academy of Science, Moscow, 1978, table 30: 49