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TASARTS bead is among the most fascinating "Islamic" specimen I peersonally know and have seen. There are other fascinating and possibly more striking Islamic beads around, still, this one is a bead to-die-for, as far as I am concerned. It is one of various Islamic precursors (to Muraqat). Nishedhas bead is likely striking - definitely for the "Kiffa" collector. His bead is NOT "Islamic", but a super rare powderglass specimen. One I have never seen before - neither in design nor colors. A fantastic piece in the right context and that, the context, is the main point here. Actually you, Nishedha, should consider to sell the piece to TASART or me, because both of us have extensive "Kiffa" collections. For you - unless you too are an avid collector of Mauritanian powderglass beads - the bead is of lesser value in my opinion, though you might not like to hear that. If the piece is just "another bead" for you, is what I mean. A piece without a personal story - just one of many beads without a family, so to speak. I am not sure I remember correct, what TASART said about the origin of the specimen, but I m rather certain he said what I state now too: Your bead, Nishedha, is most probably a Mauritanian powderglass bead belonging to the "Kiffa family" - though it is one of their truely distant-distant relatives! Where and when did you find it? All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users |
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