Group of Ptolemaic and Roman glass beads (12)

A group of various glass beads and glass fragments, including a strand of fine conchoids beads in green and yellow opaque glass* interspersed with similarly shaped beads with a swirl of opaque yellow and translucent green glass (Ptolemaic Alexandria, 1st century BC). Two small silver rosette beads (M542), a core-formed dark blue glass bangle, a very large faceted bead in red glass (chipped)(M1074), and other beads and fragments. Ptolemaic to Roman Period Literature:*See Lois Sherr Dubin, 1987. The History of Beads from 30,000 B.C. to the Present. Unabridged. New York. Bead Chart #471. (12) This lot is part of a large private collection of Egyptian antiquities at auction at Lauritz.com Roskilde until 29-31 March 2016. and read .