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Ancient glass beads: Genuine Medieval beads: Islamic-Byzantine-Viking eye bead
Ancient glass beads: Genuine Medieval beads: Islamic-Byzantine-Viking eye bead
Ancient glass beads: Genuine Medieval beads: Islamic-Byzantine-Viking eye bead

Ancient glass beads: Genuine Medieval beads: Islamic-Byzantine-Viking eye bead

$ 34.32

Availability: 75 in stock
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Handmade: Yes
  • Color: Multi-Color
  • Modified Item: No
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Unknown
  • Material: Glass
  • Time Period Manufactured: Pre-1400
  • Condition: Intact

    Description

    Medieval eye bead
    7-9 century
    Turquoise
    matrix with three yellow
    eyes with red center.
    Intact, good condition.
    Max diameter: 12 mm
    Height:  10 mm
    For similar published beads see:
    - J. Callmer,Trade beads and bead trade in Scandinavia ca. 800-1000 A.D., 1977, pl III, #B6890
    - V.Kovalevskaya, Komputernaya obrabotka massovogo arhaeologicheskogo materiala is rannesrednevekovih pamyatnikov Evrasii, Moscow, 2000, p.49, p.42 #156