#eastern mediterranean

[theancientwayoflife]

~ Bowl with Amber and White Marbling.

Date: end of 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D.

Place of origin: Eastern Mediterranean

Culture: Roman

Medium: Glass

[artifacts-and-arthropods]

Ancient Necklace with Mosaic Glass Beads, from the Eastern Mediterranean, c.100 BCE to 100 CE: this necklace is composed of 30 mosaic glass beads, most of which are decorated with stylized faces

This necklace was created roughly 2,000 years ago, and it can be traced back to the Eastern Mediterranean, where it was likely produced by a Greek or Roman artist.

It consists of 29 glass beads and one glass pendant; each bead measures roughly 1.2cm (about half an inch) wide.

As the John Paul Getty Museum describes:

The beads are made of multi-colored opaque glass and are decorated with heads and floral designs. The necklace is in good condition; some beads are chipped or cracked.

The beads are all decorated with remarkably intricate details, depicting colorful geometric patterns, floral motifs, and human faces in various styles.

The pendant is slightly smaller than the beads, but it's decorated with similar motifs.

Sources & More Info:

John Paul Getty Museum: Necklace with Mosaic Glass Beads

[estera-shirin]

Mikveh shoes, Egypt, 1900 CE

This kind of shoe could be found in Jewish communities throughout the Eastern Mediterranean.

[blondebrainpowered]

Four glass unguent bottles (alabastron). Eastern Mediterranean or Italy, 4th-3rd century BC. 

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The sister cities of Tyre and Sidon, Phoenicia by Sasha Beliaev

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Pitcher

Byzantine; Eastern Mediterranean, 5th-6th century

Byzantine glassmakers refined the techniques they inherited from their Roman predecessors, creating objects with increasingly elaborate forms and complex decorative elements to flaunt their skills. Cosmetic containers were often adorned with fine strands (trails) of glass that required a steady hand and rapid execution, while other vessels look quite complex yet were easily made. Glass continued to be used in objects of personal adornment such as jewelry, both as a material in its own right and to imitate precious stones, offering more affordable options for what was in fashion.

[spiritsdancinginthenight]

garnet & gold finger rings, found in beirut lebanon, made in egypt, 200-100 b.c. british museum. 1917,0501.770

[vsthepomegranate]

Horse Blinker, carved in relief with a seated Sphinx

Assyria, 1365-609