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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Face Bead
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Face Bead

Place CreatedEgypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
PeriodRoman Period
Date30 BCE-323 CE
MediumGlass
Credit LineAnonymous gift
Object number2006.059.001
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Gallery, 2008 - March 13, 2018
MCCM Permanent Collection Gallery, June 4, 2018 - Present
ProvenanceAcquired by MCCM through exchange with Sue McGovern-Huffman [Sands of Time Antiquities], Washington DC.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Face Bead
1st Century BCE - 1st Century CE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Mosaic Bead with Three Faces
1st Century BCE - 1st Century CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Face Bead
30 BCE-323 CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Face Bead
30 BCE-323 CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Face Bead
30 BCE-323 CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Face Bead
30 BCE-323 CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Face Bead
30 BCE-323 CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Face Bead
30 BCE-323 CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Face Bead
30 BCE-323 CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Peter Harholdt.
Bead-Net Face
722-332 BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Face Bead
1-100 CE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Checkerboard Mosaic Bead
late 1st Century BCE-4th Century CE