bead
Object NameComposite Eye Bead
Made FromGlass
Date600-250 BCE
Place Madepossibly Eastern Mediterranean; possibly Carthage
TechniqueCore-formed, trail-decorated and tooled
SizeOverall D: 1.1 cm
Accession Number54.1.140-6
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 bead, yellow-brown glass with three simple eyes of turquoise in a yellow ground.Provenance
Source
Fahim Kouchakji
(b. Syria, 1886-1976)
1400-1085 BCE
25 BCE-99 CE
1900-1930
1350-1225 BCE
1400-1350 BCE