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Islamic necklace with eye beads in vitreous paste from the 10th century AD. Good conditions, 41 cm. 
Eye glass beads are beads which main feature are circular decorations that remind of an eye made using lamp work, inset or mosaic techniques. One of the best examples of eye beads are found among Islamic beads mostly blue or green with white eyes as well as eye dotted Venetian glass beads (skunk). The eye decoration may be a simple eye or a number of them scattered on the surface of the bead, they may be plain ones or concentric ones using different colours. Eye beads may also present some linear trails, ziz-zag or floral decoration. Eye beads have been very much valued for centuries, actually they still are, among not only Islamic people but also African people as they were regarded as strong amulets to avert the evil eye and for their alleged prophylactic and magical properties.

Acquired from a Spanish private collection, A.S.B in the 80's.
-The piece includes an authenticity certificate. 

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10th century AD

Islamic Necklace with eye beads - 41 cm

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