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Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
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

Eye Bead

PeriodRoman Period - Byzantine Rule
Datelate 1st Century BCE-4th Century CE
MediumGlass
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions9/16 x 13/16 x 13/16 in., 11 g (1.5 x 2.1 x 2.1 cm, 3/8 oz.)
Object number2018.010.884
ProvenancePurchased by Georges Ricard (1921-2012) from Jean-François Mignon, Aix-en Provence, France, May 28, 1974. 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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