Egyptian Bronze and Stone Animal Eyes comala with the blade quite possibly

with the blade quite possibly of significantly older origin

The Zulu people

Among the most formidable were the Balearic slingers—renowned mercenaries who served Carthaginian and later Roman forces with devastating effectiveness

Crafted in an ovoid form

while the outer sides are accented with two hastily drawn circular motifs

Egyptian Bronze and Stone Animal Eyes comala with the blade quite possiblyThird Intermediate to Late Period, 1070332 BC, Egypt A striking and rare pair of ancient Egyptian bronze and stone inlaid eyes, likely from a mummified sacred animal, possibly a bull. Each eye is circular, convex, and button shaped, crafted from bronze and inlaid with chalky white shell or alabaster sclerae, centered with deeply inset bitumen pupils for dramatic contrast. The reverse features a lug for attachment. Such eyes were used in ritual animal