Description: Two monochrome glass beads 2-1 century BC RhodosGlass flattened lozenge beads of transparent glass with greenish/brownish tint. Intact, good condition. 20 mm x 11 mm x 6 mmDuring 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-eFor 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
Price: 60 USD
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
End Time: 2023-09-19T00:59:29.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Color: Clear
Material: Glass
Time Period Manufactured: Pre-1400
Country/Region of Manufacture: Greece
Handmade: Yes
Modified Item: No
