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Featuring illuminated eyes in the film, and with original wiring in the right socket, this particular C-3PO head boasts several unique features including a forehead antenna.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Preserved in nearly perfect three-dimensional detail, the skeleton includes a skull with a huge eye socket and an elongated, sword-like snout.

From Science Daily • Feb. 24, 2026

The illuminated door lever pops out of its socket and a puddle light projects the Cadillac crest at your feet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026

Once replaced in the eye socket, T. Ocellus takes over the ocular pathways to the brain, overriding the neurotransmissions throughout the body.

From Salon • Sep. 18, 2025

His dead socket is bare and dark, but somehow staring as well.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman