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Stratified eye

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Ancient glass layered eye beadAncient layered glass eye bead 203EA
Ancient glass layered eye beadancient_glass_stratified-eye_bead_14a
Description

203EA
Stratified eye bead
4-3 century BC
Mediterranean region

Diameter: 1.0 cm
Height:    0.7 cm

6 eyes in staggered pattern.  Intact, in perfect condition


For similar beads see:
-Kunter K. Glasperlen der vorromischen Eisenzeit IV. Schichtaugenperlen. Marburger Studien, 1995, taf. 5: 19
-Spaer M., Ancient Glass in the Israel Museum. Beads and other small objects. Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 2001, pl. 8: 104 (for the type)
-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. 113.