String of 21 Eye Beads, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 6th–3rd century BC, From Egypt, Glass, cm (5 7/8 in.), Mosaic glass

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String of 21 Eye Beads, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 6th–3rd century BC, From Egypt, Glass, cm (5 7/8 in.), Mosaic glass beads had long been popular in Egypt. The period of large intercontinental empires beginning about 500 BC initiated a period of widespread trade of these small items. These are all modern stringings; most ancient stringing patterns are lost as the string decays

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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