String of Beads
Ancient Roman
4th-5th century
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Average: Diam.: 1.6 cm (3 in.); H.: 102.2 cm (40 1/4 in.)
Classification
stone
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
135058
About the Artist
Ancient Roman
The artists attributed to "Ancient Roman" in museum collections represent the anonymous craftsmen who produced the vast output of sculpture, frescoes, mosaics, and reliefs defining Roman visual culture from the Republic (c. 509–27 BCE) to the late Empire (c. 395 CE). Individual identities remain elusive, as Roman makers were typically viewed as skilled tradesmen—often enslaved Greeks or provincial...