Bertolami Fine Art - Piazza Lovatelli 1, 00186 Roma
GLYPTICS ANCIENT JEWELRY Auction 346 GLYPTICS ANCIENT JEWELRY
Tuesday 8 July 2025 hours 14:00 (UTC +01:00)
A Bactrian agate "magical eye" bead.
A Bactrian agate "magical eye" bead. 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 Early 1st millenium B.C. 22 x 38 x 13 mm.