| Original Message: At least some must be poppy pods, I think! |
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I am so happy that this discussion thread started, since it prompted me to check out the opium poppy pod, and lo and behold, I seem to have in my collection "melon beads" that really do look like they are modeled on poppy pods, right down to the pale blue-turquoise color (see photo). This pendant I assembled recently has a large glass bead about 18 mm, and the seller said it was "from the Middle East". The small bead is faience and advertised as Egyptian, 500 BC or so, but I'm not sure anything from that area can be placed plus or minus 500 years unless we know where it was dug up.
There are so many variations on fluted, grooved beads that it would be hard to guess the individual bead artist's exact inspiration. However, after seeing the pic of the opium poppy pod it was a little eerie that I happen to be particularly drawn to blue colored beads of this design. Maybe I'm channeling some ancient hashish -head?
Thanks for the comments & birthday pic!
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