Ancient glass beads: Medieval, Islamic/Byzantine complete Horned eye bead

Description

Medieval horned eye bead
7-9 century
Rod formed, wound "black" matrix. Eight protruding mosaic cane eyes, white/turquoise/white/turquoise, placed by four at each end.
Intact with all 8 eyes preserved.
Max diameter: 13 mm
Height:  13 mm
For similar published beads see:
- V.Kovalevskaya, Komputernaya obrabotka massovogo arhaeologicheskogo materiala is rannesrednevekovih pamyatnikov Evrasii, Moscow, 2000, p.49, p.91 #176