Stratified eye

323EA                           
Stratified eye bead
6-4 century BC
Mediterranean region & Europe

Yellow matrix with sand core. Three eyes with alternative white/ blue layers with blue center.
Diameter: 0.9 cm
Height:    0.4 cm
Intact. Very good condition.

For similar archaeological beads in museum collections see:
-Kunter K. Glasperlen der vorromischen Eisenzeit IV. Schichtaugenperlen. Marburger Studien, 1995, taf. 2: 5.
-Spaer M., Ancient Glass in the Israel Museum. Beads and other small objects. Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 2001, pl. 7: 83
-Véronique 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. 97 #27, p. 82, p.169 #12.
--B.Kriz, P. Stipancic, A. Skedelj Petric. Arheoloska podoba Dolenjske, Novo Mesto, 2009, p.254 cat.5,6