1777 R. Potter tr. Æschylus 143 Seven valiant chiefs Slew on the black-orb'd shield the victim bull.
1938 W. de la Mare 73 Prowling, black-orbed, disconsolate, Questing antennae, quivering wing.
1999 V. Seth (2000) iii. 103 A black-orbed clock shows two golden figures, a goddess and a young man.