Horned bead

251EA
Horned eye bead
3-1 century BCE
Eastern Mediterranean region

Rod formed, wound matrix. Eight stratified protruding eyes, placed by four at each end, separated by white trail in the center.
All 8 eyes are intact, bead is in very good condition, iridescence. 
Max diameter: 16 mm
Height:  16 mm

For similar beads see:
- Alexeeva E.M. Antichniye busi severnogo prichernomoriya, Academy of Science, Moscow, 1975, table 32: 3-4
- M.Spaer. Ancient glass in the Israel Museum. Beads and other small objects, Jerusalem, 2001, p. 94 cat.113
- Veronique 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. 195 # 255.