Mosaic eye

247EA
Mosaic eye bead
3-1 century BCE
Mediterranean region & Persia

Rod formed, wound, red matrix. Seven eyes of sliced mosaic cane with cross-section of alternative white, blue concentric rings around blue center.
Intact, very good condition. Little round cavities are air bubbles formed during manufacturing.
Max diameter: 10 mm
Height:  9 mm

For similar beads see:
- Alexeeva E.M. Antichniye busi severnogo prichernomoriya, Academy of Science, Moscow, 1975, table 14: 84-86.
- Ve´ronique 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. 130,  #184-23; p.128, #183-37