bead
Object NameComposite Eye Bead
Made FromGlass
Date600-250 BCE
Place MadeEastern Mediterranean; Carthage
TechniqueFormed on a wire or core, trail-decorated, tooled
SizeOverall D: 2.2 cm
Accession Number54.1.143-1
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewAncient Gallery
Physical DescriptionTranslucent deep blue, bluish-green, turquoise, opaque white and opaque yellow glass, mostly dull surface, some pitting; formed on a wire or core, trail-decorated, tooled. (I) Squared cylindrical bead, blue matrix, large flat sides, composite eye with a blue center on yellow in a white ground surrounded by dots or prunts of alternating white and yellow left in high relief; pierced with a large hole 7 mm. in diameter.Provenance
Source
Fahim Kouchakji
(b. Syria, 1886-1976)
1400-1085 BCE
1850-1910
25 BCE-99 CE
1850-1910
1350-1225 BCE