bead
Object NamePrunted Eye Bead
Made FromGlass
Date400-200 BCE
Place Madepossibly Western Mediterranean
TechniqueFormed on a rod, trail-decorated, tooled
SizeOverall Diam (max): 1.2 cm, Th: 0.8 cm
Accession Number54.1.143-3
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Life on a String: 35 Centuries of the Glass Bead
Past | Present: Expanding the Stories of Glass
Not On View
Physical DescriptionPrunted Eye Bead. Translucent deep blue, bluish-green, turquoise, opaque white and opaque yellow glass, mostly dull surface, some pitting; formed on a rod, trail-decorated, tooled. Short barrel-shaped disc of turquoise glass, four composite eyes with blue center alternating with white five times, the spaces in-between highlighted above and below by yellow prunts left in high relief.Provenance
Source
Fahim Kouchakji
(b. Syria, 1886-1976)
