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Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
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 Near Eastern Art

Mosaic Bead

Possible OriginEgypt, Africa
Datelate 1st Century BCE-4th Century CE
MediumGlass
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions7/16 x 1/2 x 1/2 in., 2 g (1.1 x 1.2 x 1.2 cm, 1/16 oz.)
Object number2018.010.888
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
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
1st Century BCE - 1st Century CE
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late 1st Century BCE-4th Century CE
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late 1st Century BCE-4th Century CE
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late 1st Century BCE-7th Century CE
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late 1st Century BCE-5th Century CE
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ca. 22 BCE to 641 CE
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9th-10th Century CE
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4th Century CE
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3rd-4th Century CE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
3rd-4th Century CE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
3rd-4th Century CE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
3rd-4th Century CE