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Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Millefiori 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
ClassificationsOther/Unknown

Millefiori Bead

PeriodRoman Period - Byzantine Rule
Datelate 1st Century BCE-5th Century CE
MediumGlass
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions1/2 x 9/16 x 9/16 in., 5 g (1.2 x 1.4 x 1.4 cm, 3/16 oz.)
Object number2018.010.887
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
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