Ancient Roman Glass Beads Strand, 7 Beads carved bakelite and graduated in size

and graduated in size

32 mm top of loop-bottom point

Czech-made from the 1930s and traded in Africa

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Ancient Roman Glass Beads Strand, 7 Beads carved bakelite and graduated in sizeBeautiful 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!