Mosaic eye

381EA
Mosaic eye bead
3-1 century BC
Mediterranean region & Persia

Rod formed, wound matrix. Seven eyes of sliced mosaic cane with cross-section of alternative yellow, blue and white concentric rings around blue center.
Intact, very good condition. Little round cavities are air bubbles formed during manufacturing.
Max diameter: 11 mm
Height: 9 mm

For similar beads see:
- Alexeeva E.M. Antichniye busi severnogo prichernomoriya, Academy of Science, Moscow, 1975, table 16: 10,11
- 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,  #184-32.
- Tombodama Art Museum, 1996, p.42 cat. 38.