Ancient glass beads: genuine Anglo-Saxon / Viking / Germanic eye bead

Description

Anglo- Saxon / Viking / Germanic eye
bead
Date: 7- 9 century
Mediterranean
Region,
Scandinavia, Central Europe,
Britannia
Cube with faceted corners. Four blue/white/red mosaic cane eyes.
Intact, good condition.
Height 13 mm, W. 10 mm, l. 10 mm.
They have been found in Europe in different cultural context: Germanic tribes, Anglo-Saxon and Viking.
See published archaeological examples:
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Birte Brugmann, Die Perlen des angelsächsischen Gräberfeldes von Mill Hill, Deal, Kent.//
Perlen Archäologie, Techniken, Analysen Akten des Internationalen Perlensymposiums in Mannheimvom. Bonn, 1997. pl.194, Abb.53.
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Pásztor Adrien, Perlenfunde aus dem frühawarenzeitlichen Gräberfeld von Keszthely-Fenékpuszta, Ödenkirche-Flur// R. Muller
DIE GRÄBERFELDER VON KESZTHELY-FENÉKPUSZTA,ÖDENKIRCHE-FLUR, 2014; Abb. 3 E
- Ve´ronique Arveiller-Dulong, Marie-Dominique Nenna.  Les Verres antiques du Musée du Louvre III : Parure, instruments et éléments   d’incrustation, Paris, Éditions du Louvre, Somogy, 2011, p. 203 #272-274.
- J. Callmer,Trade beads and bead trade in Scandinavia ca. 800-1000 A.D., 1977, pl.II: B433T.