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Item Details

Description

Mediterranean; c. 3rd century BC- 8th century AD
An eye bead, two mosaic glass, and one dark blue or black biconical bead, possibly Islamic. All beautiful and large examples.

Dimensions

greatest length: 13/16" (2 cm)
greatest height: 9/16" (1.4 cm)

Provenance:
Provenance: The John J. Slocum Collection
Mr. Slocum (1914-1997) collected most of his antiquities while serving as US cultural attache to Egypt in the 1960s. Later, he served as Assistant to the Director of The Smithsonian, was appointed by President Reagan to the Presidential Cultural Property Advisory Committee, and was a Trustee Emeritus of the Archaeological Institute of America. He was a well-respected scholar/collector, whose medieval crusader coins were sold in a single-owner sale at Sotheby's, London in 1997.