{"product_id":"ancient-indo-pacific-beads-from-north-africa-grey-coated-1-3mm-on-29-inch-strand","title":"Ancient, Indo-Pacific Beads from North Africa, Grey Coated, 1-3mm on 29-inch Strand","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAncient Indo-Pacific beads 1-3mm coated with grey from aging and being buried. The surface weathering most likely conceals blue or aqua glass. This extra long strand contains unusually small and well matched beads.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e29-inch strand, found near Djenne in Mali \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Indo-Pacific family of beads originated in Arikamedu in Southern India around 400 BC and quickly spread in all directions. Over the next few hundred years, they reached all over Southeast-Asia, throughout the Middle East, North Africa, and all the even to Scandinavia in Europe, becoming the \"greatest little trade bead of all time\" according to bead researcher Pete Francis.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey come in other colors, brown (mostly found in SE Asia) often aqua and blue from north Africa. Yellow and green are more rare. These days they are mostly coming to the US from the Sahara under an array of made up names, and burdened with fictitious stories that are less interesting than the truth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Beadazzled.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50938673234229,"sku":"GLA-73","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0269\/4388\/1301\/files\/GLA-73Beadazzled.com.jpg?v=1747921684","url":"https:\/\/www.beadazzled.com\/products\/ancient-indo-pacific-beads-from-north-africa-grey-coated-1-3mm-on-29-inch-strand","provider":"Beadazzled.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}