![Phoenician / Carthage Paste Glass Bead (3 Faces): Ancient Eastern Mediterranean, Phoenicia or Carthage, ca. 5th to 2nd BCE. A paste-glass charm in the form of an anthropomorphic head, made from a cobalt blue with applied opaque white forming the faci](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/333176/180585386_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1719002026)
Ancient Greek & Roman Loose Stones & Beads
![Phoenician / Carthage Paste Glass Bead (3 Faces): Ancient Eastern Mediterranean, Phoenicia or Carthage, ca. 5th to 2nd BCE. A paste-glass charm in the form of an anthropomorphic head, made from a cobalt blue with applied opaque white forming the faci](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/333176/180585386_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1719002026)
![Lot of 4 Himalayan Tibetan Elongated Big Size Amulet Beads: Lot of 4 Himalayan Tibetan Elongated Big Size Amulet Beads](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6733/333793/180532821_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718989319)
![Lot of 10 Ancient Egyptian Melon Shaped Faience Beads: Lot of 10 Ancient Egyptian Melon Shaped Faience Beads](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6733/333793/180532817_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718994145)
![Lot of 31 Ancient Mediterranean Classical Period Stratified Eye Art Glass Beads: Lot of 31 Ancient Mediterranean Classical Period Stratified Eye Art Glass Beads](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6733/333793/180532815_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718989319)
![Lot of 5 Ancient Sasanian Islamic Hemispherical Shaped Stamp Seals: Lot of 5 Ancient Sasanian Islamic Hemispherical Shaped Stamp Seals](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6733/333793/180532812_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718989319)
![Lot of 12 Himalayan Tibetan Conch Shell Mala Prayer Beads: Lot of 12 Himalayan Tibetan Conch Shell Mala Prayer Beads](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6733/333793/180532809_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718989319)
![Ancient Western Iranian Openwork Bronze Bead, Circa 1000-650 B.C.: A rare ancient Western Iranian openwork bronze bead from the early 1st millennium B.C. This intricately designed bead features a spherical shape with elaborate openwork patterns and small knobs. Measu](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6733/333793/180516768_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718989319)
![Ancient Medieval Central Asian Carved Bead with Geometric Motifs: This intricate bead, crafted from a light-colored material, likely bone or ivory, features detailed geometric carvings. The design includes multiple spirals and diamond-shaped holes, reflecting the ar](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6733/333793/180514693_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718989319)
News about Ancient Greek & Roman Loose Stones & Beads
![Closing soon: Met’s Chroma, revealing colorful truth of ancient sculpture](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Reconstruction-of-marble-finial-in-the-form-of-a-sphinx-detail-2022-1.jpg)
Closing soon: Met’s Chroma, revealing colorful truth of ancient sculpture
NEW YORK – Ancient Greek and Roman sculpture was once colorful, vibrantly painted, and richly adorned with detailed ornamentation. On view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art through March 26, Chroma: Ancient Sculpture in Color reveals the colorful backstory of polychromy — meaning “many colors” in Greek — and presents new discoveries of surviving ancient color […]
![US returns smuggled ancient artifacts to Libya](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Hellenic-bust-of-a-veiled-woman-circa-350-BCE.png)
US returns smuggled ancient artifacts to Libya
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) – The United States on March 31 returned a cache of smuggled ancient artifacts to Libya as the oil-rich Mediterranean country struggles to protect its heritage against the backdrop of years of war, turmoil and unrest. The repatriated items include two sculptures dating to the 4th century BCE from the ancient city of […]
![Native American ceramics, modern art star at Auctions at Showplace, Nov. 7](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Helen-Shupla-Pueblo-Blackware-Pottery-Melon-Vase-1.jpg)
Native American ceramics, modern art star at Auctions at Showplace, Nov. 7
NEW YORK – Auctions at Showplace will continue the fall auction season with an exciting sale on November 7. It will feature a diverse offering including Picasso ceramics, a selection of modern art, mid-century furnishings, Asian objects, antiquities, fine jewelry along with costume jewelry and luxury goods from prime New York Metropolitan area estates. Absentee and […]
![Newark Museum to host important Steuben glass exhibition](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Screen-Shot-2018-12-04-at-10.46.24-AM.png)
Newark Museum to host important Steuben glass exhibition
NEWARK, N.J. – A sparkling, colorful gift of Steuben glass from The Thomas N. Armstrong III Collection will be on display in an upcoming exhibition at the Newark Museum. Unexpected Color: A Journey Through Glass, opening on April 28, 2019, showcases more than 130 works in glass designed by Frederick Carder for the famed Steuben Glass Works […]