Series of 6 eye beads
Series of 6 eye beads
Place of OriginEastern Mediterranean (Egyptian ?)
Date1st century BCE - 4th century CE
DimensionsDiam: 1/4 - 3/4 in. (0.6 - 1.9 cm)
MediumMolded composite mosaic glass
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1980.1273
Not on View
Description6 beads of either barrel or biconical shape. Yellow, red, or blue matrix. Each has several inlaid eyes of blue/white or red/white/black glass.
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
2nd century BCE - 2nd 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
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
Probably Late Helladic III, about the 14th-12th century BCE
15th or 16th century
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