Large Phoenician Glass Eye Bead

Culture: Phoenician

Period: 4th-3rd century B.C.

Material: Glass

Dimensions: 3 cm x 3 cm

Price: 3 800 Euro

Ref: 6527

Provenance: French collection H. A., Paris, acquired between 1980 and 2000.

Condition: Intact

Description: Extraordinarily large and finely worked out Phoenician eye bead of opaque turquoise glass. Around the tubular body seven finely worked out glass beads are applied. The eyes consist of blue glass spheres which are framed by brown and white circles. Above and below the eyes yellow and white glass spheres are applied. Probably from Carthage.