Glass compound eye bead

Unknown

ca. 4th century BCE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Semi-opaque turquoise blue ground; additions in opaque white and translucent cobalt blue. Squat spherical shape with rounded ends to large vertical hole. Staggered pattern of six white disks, each with rosette of seven eyes in white and blue, but with one disks having only six eyes. Intact; dulling, some pitting, and faint creamy iridescent weathering. Sea blue bead with yellow spots, in which are groups of blue spots.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 4th century BCE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Greek, Eastern Mediterranean

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917