Lot no. 291
LARGE PHOENICIAN GLASS EYE BEAD WITH KNOB PROJECTIONS.
Ca. 400 - 200 BC A polychrome bead with a cylindrical body of opaque dark glass decorated with a central register of large applied stratified eyes in blue and white. Above and below run encircling bands of smaller applied yellow and white knobs. Size: 36.2mm x 33.3mm; Weight: 46g. 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 1894,1101.120, 1868,0501.54.
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