A #Roman face bead: the miniature human face was made either through the cold bundling of rods or the hot working of pre-made parts to form the visage, which was then stretched to make a cane that was cut into sections with identical faces.

ninawillburger@social.anoxinon.de

A #Roman face bead: the miniature human face was made either through the cold bundling of rods or the hot working of pre-made parts to form the visage, which was then stretched to make a cane that was cut into sections with identical faces. This facial design had a relatively short production period between the 1st c. BC and the 1st c AD.

Overall W: 1.5cm

Corning Museum of Glass

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@ninawillburger I once tried this technique with polymer clay (much easier than glass, of course). Since then I know how much craftsmanship and ingenuity are behind these beads.

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A #Roman face bead: the miniature human face was made either through the cold bundling of rods or the hot working of pre-made parts to form the visage, which was then stretched to make a cane that was cut into sections with identical faces.