Very rare, vintage, German-made prosthetic glass human eye. Made sometime between 1890 and 1920. These are so subtly beautiful, they look completely real. No one makes them like this now. What a cool thing for any curio cabinet!

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Antique hand-blown glass prosthetic eye - Circa 1920's German origen. The iris is a beautiful light blue color, with subtle hints of grey seeping in from the pupil. The small red veins in the glass, and the color detail in the iris are wonderful. etsy.com/shop/CosmicLibrary

Glass eye collection

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