Lot no. 274
COLLECTION OF PHOENICIAN EYE BEADS.
Ca. 300 - 200 BC A collection of three glass eye beads, including, from left to right: a globular bead of opaque brown glass with applied white roundels centred in blue; a bead of dark blue glass decorated with yellow eye motifs with a dark centre; and a globular bead of opaque black glass with cream roundels centred in black. Size: 17.3-17.8mm x 20-21.6mm; Weight: 28.9g. Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s; Reputedly from the Dr. Nolte collection, acquired in the early to mid 20th Century AD. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 1969,0401.263.
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