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Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Checkerboard Mosaic Bead
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Checkerboard Mosaic Bead

Possible OriginEgypt, Africa
PeriodRoman Period
Datelate 1st Century BCE-4th Century CE
MediumGlass
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions9/16 x 9/16 x 9/16 in., 5 g (1.4 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm, 3/16 oz.)
Object number2018.010.879
ProvenancePurchased by Georges Ricard (1921-2012) from Jean-François Mignon, Aix-en Provence, France, May 28, 1974. Ex coll. Musée de l'Égypte et le Monde Antique, Collection Sanousrit, Monaco, 1975-1982. Ex coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art