Lot Essay
Cf. P. F. Davidson and A. Oliver, Ancient Greek and Roman Gold Jewellery, The Brooklyn Museum, 1984, pp. 6-8, no. 2 for similar eye agates and bibliography.
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KASSITE (14TH CENTURY B.C.) AND ACHAEMENID (CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.)
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SIX BANDED AGATE EYE BEADS
KASSITE (14TH CENTURY B.C.) AND ACHAEMENID (CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.)
Five circular and one oval, each carved using the dark brown and white layers with central pupil, all pierced longitudinally for attachment
1 in. (2.4 cm.) diam. max. (6)
KASSITE (14TH CENTURY B.C.) AND ACHAEMENID (CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.)
Five circular and one oval, each carved using the dark brown and white layers with central pupil, all pierced longitudinally for attachment
1 in. (2.4 cm.) diam. max. (6)