TitlePadre Wound Glass Light Blue Trade Beads AfricanType of ObjectWound glassMade InEurope or ChinaTraded InAfricaApproximate Age20th centuryOverall ConditionFair. Some of our beads have traveled at

 

mutasem2006 Store 10 Antique Shell beads from Tibet, 7mm, #A7499 You are buying 10 VERY RARE Antique Shell Beads from Tibet as in pictures, Sizes 7mm, #A7499. Please Check Pictures for Details. Authen

 

Ancient beads.20 ancient roman agate beads several sizes very rare.

 

20 inch strand of green recycled glass beads from Ghana, all with a matte finish. The beads are ~10mm in diameter and they are mostly in good condition, showing signs of wear due to age and use. I can

 

ALMOST 10 MM BY 6.5 MM- AN ANCIENT GREEN CHACEDONY [ RARE AGATE TUBE BEAD] INDO-BURM0 IN ORIGIN. FROM THE ANCIENT PYU OR POSSIBLY THE INDUS VALLEY [ DUE TO THE UNUSUAL LARGE BEAD HOLE DIAMETER ] EXCEL

 

35mm long x 18mm wide, this is a pair of lovely bright green and yellow trade beads made in Venice, Italy, (Murano) likely in the 1800s.  Traded by Europeans in Africa for Palm oil, ivory and gold. 

 

24 inch strand of large cobalt blue feather beads from the African trade (made in India). The beads are ~25-29mm long and ~11-12mm wide and they are in good condition, showing some signs of wear due t

 

OVER 11.5 MM BY OVER 8 MM - AUTHENTIC ANTIQUE NATURAL COLOR TIBETAN TURQUOISE. WHEN I USED TO BUY THESE BEADS IN THE 1980'S, THE FIRST THING I FOCUSED ON WAS THE BEAD END WEAR AND THE SHAPE OF THE WEA

 

* Beads are photographed in full spectrum/full light (comparable to outdoors on a very sunny day). Most colors will appear more saturated in person. * ALL BIDDERS AND BUYERS IN ASIA MUST USE USPS EXPR

 

Am selling all sorts of vintage to antique beads I've collected over the past 45 years; I rarely bought eroded beads. I love these - they're just so darned amazingly complex and labor intensive. Made