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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
ClassificationsOther/Unknown

Compound Eye Bead

Datemid 6th-4th Century BCE
MediumGlass
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions1 x 1 1/16 x 1 1/16 in., 24 g (2.6 x 2.7 x 2.7 cm, 7/8 oz.)
Object number2018.010.902
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
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
4th Century BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
4th Century BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
5th-3rd Century BCE
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6th-4th Century BCE
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late 1st Century BCE-4th Century CE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
4th Century BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
5th Century BCE-19th Century CE
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500 BCE-1900 CE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
late 1st Century BCE-4th Century CE