bead

Object NamePrunted Eye Bead

Made FromGlass

Date400-200 BCE

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)

Ancient

Exhibitions

Past | Present: Expanding the Stories of Glass

Life on a String: 35 Centuries of the Glass Bead

Place Made

possibly Western Mediterranean

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.
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