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Stratified eye

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Ancient glass layered eye bead, PersiaAncient layered glass eye bead 207EA
Ancient glass layered eye bead, PersiaAncient layered glass eye bead, PersiaAncient layered glass eye bead, Persia
Description

207EA
Stratified eye bead
4 century BC
Persia

Alternative white/ brown layers with blue center, 7 eyes, placed in staggered pattern.
Diameter: 0.9 cm
Height:    0.7 cm
Intact.


For similar beads see: 

-Kunter K. Glasperlen der vorromischen Eisenzeit IV. Schichtaugenperlen. Marburger Studien, 1995, taf. 3: 47, 48.
-Spaer M., Ancient Glass in the Israel Museum. Beads and other small objects. Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 2001, pl. 7: 85-86
-Véronique Arveiller-Dulong, Marie-Dominique Nenna.  Les Verres antiques du Musée du Louvre III : Parure, instruments et éléments d’incrustation, Paris, Éditions du Louvre, Somogy, 2011, p. 169 #2.