Mosaic eyes

311EA
Roman glass bead with mosaic eyes
Date: 1 century
Egypt


Blue glass matrix with seven mosaic cane eyes: white/blue/yellow. 
Intact, perfect condition. All eyes are intact. 
Height 14 mm, diameter 15 mm.

For similar beads in museum collections see:
- Alexeeva E.M. Antichniye busi severnogo prichernomoriya, Academy of Science, Moscow, 1975, table 16: 17.
- Tombodama Art Museum, 1996, p.74 cat. 89a different matrix shape.