Graduated 26-inch strand of antique carnelians found in the Sahara
Beads range in size from 4x5mm to 12x18mm, with richer orange color than most beads of this type and age
The perforations show a variety of techniques from grinding to drilling with more advanced technology, indicating that the beads collected onto this strand were made across a great span of time
Strand includes two elongated bicones reminiscent of ancient Mesopotamian beads that also originated in Inda.
They been dated to about 1200 and 1700 AD, made in India, traded across oceans and the Sahara, just imagine what they've seen...
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