Beads - My charm!

[Geradot]

Medieval bead from Central Asia

 

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[CreekSide]

I will have to come back and read the last one. Thanks for taking the time to write all of it. I know the type mine are and are different from the type you collect

 

[unclemac]

thanks for the write up! Lots of info there to unpack!

 

[Geradot]

Lion bead of ancient Egyptian faience, Black Sea region .

 

[Geradot]

Chess bead, the beginning of new eras.

 

[Geradot]

Roman mosaic bead . 1 century .
Manufacturer Period of Roman dominance

 

[Geradot]

Roman checkerboard glass bead. Date: 1-2 century
Mosaic cane glass

 

[Geradot]

The rarest bead from Egyptian faience, Goddess of fertility. So far, two specimens are known.

 

[unclemac]

where did you ever get that one?

 

[Geradot]

My friend was very lucky when the water receded from the artificial reservoir, and it became possible to explore the land that was once hidden by the water. After a while everything was again flooded with water.

 

[Geradot]

Mosaic glass lotus bead.
I century A.D. Egypt. Central band is composed of five cane sections of blue lotus (Nymphaea caerulea), - a symbolic depiction of resurrection: the lotus sinks underwater at night and re-emerges in the morning to bloom again. Height 14 mm, diameter 14 mm.

 

[Geradot]

The rarest bead from Egyptian faience, Goddess of fertility.

 

[GlowingArtist]

Fun thread!

 

[Geradot]

Medieval bead