Beads - My charm!

[Geradot]

Quite large!

 

[Geradot]

the same very interesting bead and in excellent condition.

 

[Geradot]

Large glass eye bead

 

[unclemac]

what was the trade network for these? where I am the beads were all based on the fur trade (beaver and otter), and disbursed from trade forts from Alaska to California... Russian, British and American.

 

[Geradot]

Mosaic glass lotus bead. I century A.D.

 

[CreekSide]

Large glass eye bead

I’ve never seen that one before

 

[Geradot]

what was the trade network for these? where I am the beads were all based on the fur trade (beaver and otter), and disbursed from trade forts from Alaska to California... Russian, British and American.

My friend, thank you for a very "simple" question. It requires a rather extensive answer. I will prepare the information for you and publish it here later. And now, I will show you the next finds. These are three Venetian beads, found in Siberia in the so-called Trans-Urals.

 

[Geradot]

I’ve never seen that one before

This is an interesting variant of beads from horse equipment, the so-called horse beads. Ritual thing. For example -

 

[Geradot]

"Fresh catch" of face beads. Extremely rare, interesting.

 

[Geradot]

Glass beads with gold foil. Turn of the millennium. By the way, the device sees them very well.

 

[Geradot]

Glass beads with gold foil.

 

[unclemac]

all Kamchatka?

 

[Geradot]

all Kamchatka?

no, no. This is not Kamchatka. These are beads from the Caucasus, as well as the Northern Black Sea region (Byzantium and the Silk Road...)