2300 YEAR OLD ANCIENT DARK PURPLE ROMAN BEAD..

The ancient Romans developed glass and faience bead technology, but, as with us, valued natural gem stones highly, due to their rarity and the labor involved in working them. That work was often done by slaves who spent hours polishing a single bead. For sale is a black glass bead dating to about 300-100 BC. It is 16.5mm(.65") in diameter. It would make a wonderful addition to any modern jewelry creation or antiquities collection. 4229a