Banded Agate, Rectangle with Eye, 32x25mm
SKU: GMO-355
Sale price
$25.00
Shipping calculated at checkout
Out of stock
Description
- Banded Agate, rectangle with eye, off white to dark black shades, 32-25mm
- The beads in this series are each beautiful one-of-a-kind reproductions of ancient Bactrian banded agate beads made in Afghanistan 4000-5000 years ago. The were traded through out the region to the ancient cities of Ur, Catal Huyuk, and Tepe Hissar among others.
- See the History of Beads p.44 and Timeline for Afghanistan 2800-2000 BC
- Some of these could easily have been passed off as ancient for mega-bucks, but he was always careful to identify them as new and I'm doing the same.
- I have looked, but haven't seen anything like these since.
- The hole, about 1mm, runs the length of the top of the bead