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A Group of 9 Ancient Mosaic Glass Eye Beads

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A Group of 9 Ancient Mosaic Glass Eye Beads

Item Details

Description

Mediterranean; c. 4th- 9th century AD
A very nice group of larger examples with fine patterns.

Dimensions

greatest length: 7/16" (1.1 cm)

Provenance:
Provenance: The John J. Slocum Collection
Mr. Slocum (1914-1997) collected most of his antiquities while serving as US cultural attache to Egypt in the 1960s. Later, he served as Assistant to the Director of The Smithsonian, was appointed by President Reagan to the Presidential Cultural Property Advisory Committee, and was a Trustee Emeritus of the Archaeological Institute of America. He was a well-respected scholar/collector, whose medieval crusader coins were sold in a single-owner sale at Sotheby's, London in 1997.