This bead is truely "something". What a collectible! It is proof, that local beadmaking took place.

PS
A question I was going to ask anyway: Do we know the beadmaking centers around the Black Sea/Crimea?`

PPS
There are various of great Russian and Ucrainian books on beads (partly bi-lingual) with interesting color-photos and the sketches I personally prefer over photos. I am researching availability right now. Should anybody be interested, I could order additional copies (books are relatively cheap there).