Lot 4688
Necklace of Glass Eye Beads. Phoenician, c. 5th to 3rd century BC. Bead Lengths: 1/4" - 7/8". A strand of graduated eye beads in glass, with a few perhaps in faience. The beads are ovoid to nearly spherical, with "eyes" of dotted concentric circles applied to a color base, or matrix. Most beads feature an average of eight eyes on a base of green; one bead is blue on yellow. The strand also has a blue glass "vase" bead on original iron hanger, plus a marvered cylinder bead which is medieval Islamic, or perhaps Egyptian. Beads range from well preserved to well weathered.
Estimated Value $300 - 400.
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| Realized $805 |
