bead

Object NameEye Bead

Made FromGlass

Dateabout 399-300 BCE

Place MadeChina

TechniqueCoiled

SizeOverall H: 1.8 cm, Diam: 1.9 cm

Accession Number51.6.549 B

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Not On View

Physical DescriptionOpaque dark blue and white glasses; coiled. Nearly spherical shape; flatly overlaid with two rings of short concentric lines of opaque white glass arranged in sets of three, each ring enclosing four stratified "eye" motifs with dark blue centers imposed on an oval layer of white of the "revolving eye" type.
Provenance

Source Nellie B. Hussey - 1951