{"product_id":"bohemian-coin-shape-red-with-moon-stars-12mm-diameter-sets-of-8","title":"Bohemian, Coin Shape, Red with Moon \u0026 Stars, 12mm Diameter, Sets of 8","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThese beads are priced and sold as a set of 8\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVintage red Bohemian molded (aka pressed) glass, coin shape 12mm diameter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImages of crescent moon and stars has been pressed into both sides of these beads. These designs were originally emphasized with gold paint, which has worn off most of these beads. The style is still being made in the Czech Republic.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThese vintage beads were no doubt designed to appeal to followers of Islam in east and west Africa in the 1800s to early 1900s.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrade beads from Bohemia (now Czech Republic) are less showy than Venetian ones, but were very popular in Africa, and remain so today as ideal complements to fancier beads from Venice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntrepid agents of Bohemian button and bead factories traveled all over Africa collecting samples of popular beads. Replicas of many of these beads, originally made of stone or organic materials like shell, were produced in molds in wide range of glass colors and exported by the boatload during the 1800s and early 1900s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Beadazzled.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52973557055797,"sku":"AFE-1752","price":7.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0269\/4388\/1301\/files\/AFE-1752Beadazzled.com.jpg?v=1780936629","url":"https:\/\/www.beadazzled.com\/products\/bohemian-coin-shape-red-with-moon-stars-12mm-diameter-sets-of-8","provider":"Beadazzled.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}