Original Message:   Faience

All of these beads appear to be Egyptian faience. So, not trade beads at all. But many people think that just about any beads can be called "trade beads." Which, of course, totally destroys the usefulness of the term. There might be a lot of ways a strand of ancient faience beads might wind up in Oklahoma. But not from terribly long ago. The beads recovered at the Mali digs are not "Roman"; but are from the Islamic Period. None included here. Jamey Copyright 2024 All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users

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