A rare Egyptian Glass Eye Bead Pendant, Amarna Period, ca. 1352 - 1336 BCE Vessels - Clay the head is painted with

the head is painted with Chinese red pigment

Translated & Annotated

porcelain-like sands

Dimensions:  Length: 3/4 inch (2 cm)

formerly of Huber Primitive Art and later of New World Art Services) in 2014

A rare Egyptian Glass Eye Bead Pendant, Amarna Period, ca. 1352 - 1336 BCE Vessels - Clay the head is painted withThis tiny yet striking eye bead belongs to a rare group of 18th Dynasty glass ornaments that drew particular interest from Flinders Petrie, who closely studied ancient Egyptian glass production. Although Petrie recovered a substantial quantity of glass from his excavations, fewer than nine percent were the distinctive miniature eye beads. Their rarity and consistent iconography make them an especially compelling category of personal adornment. The