Description

Three ancient amazonite beads.
Shapes include annular, ellipsoid and ovoid tabular.
Soft mint green in colour, all three ancient amazonite beads are in excellent condition.
Collected in the Sahara desert, Niger.

Annular bead: 12mm x 18mm – Perforations: 4mm and 4,5mm
Ovoid tabular bead: 14,5mm x 19mm – Perforations: 3,5mm and 3,5mm
Ellipsoid bead: 16mm x 23mm – Perforations: 4mm and 4mm

Total weight: 17,7 g (.63 oz)

About ANCIENT BEADS
Beads are carriers of history and traditions and are as old as the beginning of human existence.
Islamic period beads traveled extensively along the trans-Saharan trade routes.
The Trans-Saharan trade routes operated for over a millenium, however, there were peaks of activity in the various periods.
Their widespread distribution reflects the role of the Islamic world as a centre in medieval commerce.
Beads crossed continents, seas and deserts to be traded and valued as symbols of wealth and social rank.