A rare Egyptian Glass Eye Bead Pendant, Amarna Period, ca. 1352 - 1336 BCE Shabtis naturally-shaped sandstone concretion

naturally-shaped sandstone concretion

They were established in civic cemeteries or necropoleis to identify and honor the deceased

the presence of eleven phalloi makes a determined statement calculated to provide religious and curative powers to the vessels contents

especially serpentine or green jasper

Carved in the round from black serpentine

A rare Egyptian Glass Eye Bead Pendant, Amarna Period, ca. 1352 - 1336 BCE Shabtis naturally-shaped sandstone concretionThis tiny yet striking eye bead belongs to a rare group of 18th Dynasty glass ornaments that drew particular interest from Flinders Petrie, who closely studied ancient Egyptian glass production. Although Petrie recovered a substantial quantity of glass from his excavations, fewer than nine percent were the distinctive miniature eye beads. Their rarity and consistent iconography make them an especially compelling category of personal adornment. The