Ancient Roman Glass Beads Strand, 11 Beads Malian mostly mined in China

mostly mined in China

thunderbirds and a bezel set glass black opal color stone measuring 12mm x 17mm

22mm from top to bottom

Bead sizes: 26mm long x 14mm diameter (with 1mm bow-drilled hole)

Heavy 66mm x 43mm yoni-shaped coin silver pendant from India

Ancient Roman Glass Beads Strand, 11 Beads Malian mostly mined in ChinaBeautiful and rare ancient Roman glass beads excavated in Mali, West Africa. These are about 2,000 years old, from the "Silk Road" trade. Oval shapes of calcified blue glass with small round blue glass beads in between, 5 6mm. Larger ovals have chips at the ends, which is typical for these excavated beads. Longest oval is 19mm long. 11 beads on this short strand. One of a kind!