Trailed bead

79TA
Roman trailed bead
Date: 2-3 century AD


Rod formed, wound. Spirally applied red trail, dragged in opposite directions, forming four festoons.
Intact, very good condition.

Height 19 mm, diameter 27 mm

For similar beads, but much smaller, see:
-Alexeeva E.M. Antichniye busi severnogo prichernomoriya, Academy of Science, Moscow, 1978, table 30: 19