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Object NamePrunted Eye Bead
Made FromGlass
Date400-200 BCE
Place Madepossibly Western Mediterranean
TechniqueFormed on a rod, trail-decorated, tooled
SizeOverall Diam: 1.1 cm, Th: 0.9 cm
Accession Number54.1.143-2
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
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. Small cylindrical bead related to (I) in deep blue matrix three simple eyes with deep blue centers in white highlighted above and below with a prunt of yellow, the space between each eye highlighted by a prunt of white above and below.
Provenance
Source Fahim Kouchakji (b. Syria, 1886-1976)