Ancient Roman Glass Beads Strand, 7 Beads carved bakelite See last photo

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These are more than 100 years old and have a variety of unique hand faceted beads

18" strand of light weight old silver hollow beads and necklace parts from 1900s India

32 mm top of loop-bottom point

Antique amber beads

Ancient Roman Glass Beads Strand, 7 Beads carved bakelite See last photoBeautiful and rare ancient Roman glass beads excavated in Mali, West Africa. These are about 2,000 years old, from the "Silk Road" trade. Oval shapes of calcified blue glass, (center bead has a yellow stripe) with small round blue glass beads in between, 5 6mm. Larger ovals have chips at the ends, which is typical for these excavated beads. Longest oval is 17mm long. 7 beads on this short strand. One of a kind!