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REFERENCE: EJ1746c

A rare Egyptian Glass Eye Bead Pendant,
Amarna Period, ca. 1386 - 1349 BCE

Sale price950 USD

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Flinders Petrie had a special interest in the manufacture of glass in Egypt, and, for this reason, he brought back a large number of items, which were presented to various museum collections. Of this quantity, less than 9% are 18th Dynasty tiny eye beads. These beads were manufactured by impressing the eye decoration on the flattened section of the beads’ round matrix ( Xia, Nai. Ancient Egyptian Beads (p. 154, GD34– 35). Within the Petrie museum, all flattened eye bead examples show an applied stratification of either a red (eye) white (ring), and blue (base) usually upon a white matrix or, such as this example, a yellow matrix, a black eye on a white ring. These standards no doubt held special significance to the Egyptians.

For related examples see Petrie museum UC51655, UC51171, and UC51185.

Dimensions:  Bead length: 7 mm (0.27 inches)

Condition:  Intact and in excellent good condition overall. Restrung on a modern gold chain.

Provenance:  Private French collection, acquired before 1960.

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A rare Egyptian Glass Eye Bead Pendant, <br><em>Amarna Period, ca. 1386 - 1349 BCE</em>
A rare Egyptian Glass Eye Bead Pendant,
Amarna Period, ca. 1386 - 1349 BCE
Sale price950 USD