Bertolami Fine Art - Bertolami Fine Art, 1 Harewood Place 1, W1S 1BU Londra
ASTA 107 - Glittica Sessione Unica
Friday 22 April 2022 hours 15:00 (UTC +00:00)
A roman agate "magical eye" bead. Early 1st millenium A.D.
A roman agate "magical eye" bead.
Early 1st millenium A.D.
The long convex oval stone is a three-layers agate also call « eye bead » since the natural layers of the stone reminds an eye with apotropaic power.
Parallel: for a similar bead see Christie’s NY, December 6th 2007, lot 466
22 x 38 x 13 mm.