Condition
Intact
Description
The upper and lower parts of the bead are made of red glass. The base mass is red, and the two bands are part of it; onto this was applied the central green band. There are two faces set freely in the green background without any outline, both set off-axis. The additional plaques are two disks, each divided into segments of green and red, separated by a thin yellow line.
Comments and Comparanda
On mosaic face beads, see comments on cat. 534 and 535. For provenance, bibliography, and exhibitions, see group entry, cat. 534.