My wife and I served in West Africa from 1991-93 and made quarterly trips to Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania.  There we spent untold hours at the market pouring over beads and bought quite a f

 

Ancient rare fossil Stone bead. Great condition. As seen on pictures. Authenticity guaranteed for full refund. Diameter: 13/2mmPictures may be enlarged to show details. ALL ITEMS ARE FROM MY PRIVATE C

 

IN THE EARLY 1960's OUR LATE DAD TRAVELED TO THE SANTA MARTA REGION OF COLOMBIA SOUTH AMERICA AND OBTAINED MANY FINE TAIRONA ARTIFACTS AND BEADS. MY SISTER AND I ARE NOW SELLING HIS ENTIRE COLLECTION.

 

The item is a genuine Neolithic diorite bead which was found in the Dakhlet country, in the Northern Mauritania. Description for U.S. and international shipping: the item will be sent in recommanded l

 

PRE-COLUMBIAN ANCIENT MESOAMERICAN RED SCALLOP BEAD FROM THE YUCATAN REGION OF MEXICO. [ MEZCALA LATE OLMEC ] PERIOD. AN EXTREMELY HARD BEAD WITH AN AGE RELEVANT WEAR PATINA. size [ APPRX. 6.5 MM BY 5

 

Other NamesRosetta or star beadsType of ObjectDrawn glassMade InVeniceTraded InAfricaApproximate AgeLate 19th to mid 20th centuryOverall ConditionGood. Pitting, one bead has an end chip. Some of our b

 

beadrum4pz1 store Beautiful Old Rare TURQUOISE Color EYE Pattern Venetian Glass African Trade Bead This is a nice bead from my collection. AN OLD RARE TUBE SHAPED TURQUOISE BLUE GREEN COLOR BEAUTIFUL

 

The item is a genuine Neolithic diorite pendant which was found by me in the Dakhlet region, in the Northern Mauritania. Description for U.S. and international shipping: the item will be sent in recom

 

3299-02/274 e273 Antique SILVER GLOBE bead. YEMEN. Signed Antique round silver globe bead hand-made and signed by a jewish silversmith in Yemen. See it in Dubin, The History of Beads, ref. 574. Weared

 

Don´t miss to visit the BeadCollectors Network, BCN, the best international place to talk beads since 10 years. To show most parts of the beads and condition, they were photographed with two mirrors.