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Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Compound Eye Bead
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Compound Eye Bead

Date4th Century BCE
MediumGlass
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions3/4 x 13/16 x 13/16 in., 13 g (1.9 x 2.1 x 2.1 cm, 7/16 oz.)
Object number2018.010.865
ProvenancePurchased by Georges Ricard (1921-2012) from Jean-François Mignon, Aix-en Provence, France, May 28, 1973. Ex coll. Musée de l'Égypte et le Monde Antique, Collection Sanousrit, Monaco, 1975-1982. Ex coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
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