bead
Object NameComposite Eye Bead
Made FromGlass
Date600-250 BCE
Place Madepossibly Eastern Mediterranean; possibly Carthage
Techniquecore-formed, trail-decorated and tooled
SizeOverall D: 1.2 cm
Accession Number54.1.140-5
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTranslucent deep blue, translucent green, translucent greenish-grey, translucent blue-green, turquoise, opaque white, and opaque yellow glass, various lightly weathered surfaces; core-formed, trail-decorated and tooled. Short barrel-shaped eye bead, yellow-brown glass appearing black with three sets of double eyes arranged in figure-eight pattern, a single eye taking up the space on one side, the eyes consist of a yellow-brown dot in an alternating white and yellow-brown ground.Provenance
Source
Fahim Kouchakji
(b. Syria, 1886-1976)
600-250 BCE
1400-1200 BCE
1400-1350 BCE
1300-1100 BCE
1400-1300 BCE