Mosaic eye

246EA
Mosaic eye bead
3-1 century BC
Mediterranean region & Persia

Rod formed, wound, green 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: 12 mm
Height:  11 mm

For similar beads see:
- Alexeeva E.M. Antichniye busi severnogo prichernomoriya, Academy of Science, Moscow, 1975, table 14: 40-42.
- 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. 204,  #276-11.
- Tombodama Art Museum, 1996, p.42 cat. 39.