Eyestone

A single eyestone made from agate. The larger concentric circle is off white and the smaller circle inside of it is a dark brown.

Eyestone

Medium:
Agate
Location:
Nippur (modern Nuffar), Iraq
Dimensions:
Diam. 1 cm; D. 1 cm
Date:
Kassite Period, ca. 1595–1155 BCE
Inventory Number:
B16161
Lender:
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia
Credit:
Babylonian Expedition to Nippur I–IV, 1888–1900
Courtesy of Penn Museum