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The beads formed a necklace that probably had an apotropaic as well as a decorative purpose.
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Title: Glass eye beads
Period: Hellenistic
Date: ca. 330–70 BCE
Culture: Phoenician
Medium: Glass
Dimensions:
37 13/16 in. (96 cm)
Diameter: 5/16 in. (0.8 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Accession Number: 74.51.316
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