Small eye bead
Small eye bead
Place of OriginEastern Mediterranean (Egyptian ?)
Date1st century BCE - 4th century CE
DimensionsDiam: 1/2 in. (1.3 cm)
MediumComposite mosaic glass
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1980.1272
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DescriptionSmall spherical bead of opaque blue glass with 3 inlaid red/white/black "eyes."
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
2nd century BCE - 2nd century CE
1st century BCE - 1st century CE
1st century BCE - 1st century CE
1st century BCE - 1st century CE
1st century BCE - 1st century CE
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
1st century BCE - 1st century CE
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
6th - 5th centuries BCE
Sixth through fifth centuries BCE
1st Century BCE - 4th Century CE
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