An ancient Roman dark blue glass beaded bracelet, restrung onto elastic. The bracelet is comprised of small spherical, discoid, and tubular beads in a variety of blue hues. Each glass bead displays a unique shape, texture and translucency, reflecting their antique and hand-crafted nature. Minor wear to the beads as consistent with its age. Such bracelets testify to the popularity of glass ornaments across the Roman Empire. The mass production of glass in Ancient Rome prompted the development of glass jewellery. The ageing process of glass endows Roman glass jewellery with unique qualities. For instance, contaminants manufactured into the glass, exposed to the surrounding environment over thousands of years, result in beautiful lustres and speckling, where the glass might formerly have been transparent. Internal diameter: (circa) 5cm Provenance: Ex private UK collection, acquired 1990s.