Ancient glass beads: large genuine ancient Roman iridescent glass bead

Description

Roman monochrome bead
Date: 1 century BCE - 1 century
Compressed spherical. Translucent yellowish-green glass.
Intact, very good condition. Iridescent.
Height 18 mm, diameter 12 mm
For similar published examples in museum collections see:
- Alexeeva E.M. Antichniye busi severnogo prichernomoriya, Academy of Science, Moscow, 1978, table 33: 2a.