Antique Hand Faceted Purple, Red, Blue and Clear Dutch and European Glass Beads - Rita Okrent Collection (ANT308)

Antique Hand Faceted Purple, Red, Blue and Clear Dutch and European Glass Beads - Rita Okrent Collection (ANT308)A 26 inch strand of very old Dutch and European faceted glass beads. Beautiful range of colors including some amethyst purple glass, dark blue, deep red glass beads. Discovered in Mali. These beads were mainly produced in the 1800's in Amsterdam to imitate rock crystal and other precious stones in trade with the African and American colonies. Most of the beads on the strand are faceted, some have worn smooth over time. Several beads have

Pendant Item 427

Amulets have striped and cross hair pattern

These beads were mainly produced in the 1800's in Amsterdam to imitate rock crystal and other precious stones in trade with the African and American colonies

Artifacts and Antiques 200

8" tall and 2

earrings and bracelets

Includes blue faience and agate and faience beads of various designs and shapes

26th Dynasty or later

Needs closure to be fixed as one knob has worn or broken off

from Macedonia or Bulgaria

sourced in the 1970's or 1980's in Europe

Rock crystal