Blue Beads
Re: ...and two questions.... -- wantke uwe Post Reply Edit Forum Where am I?
Posted by: Beadman Mail author
08/03/2006, 06:03:32

Hi Uwe,

The spheroidal blue bead looks like a more unusual version of the typical cobalt-blue beads that come out of old Niger River habitation sites (like Jenne, Goa, and Timbuktu), and were most likely derived from the Middle East (or Egypt), in Islamic times.

The teal colored gooseberry-like bead is most likely Venetian. These were made until fairly recent times, into the 20th century. Modern gooseberry-like beads are now hot-tumbled, and are somewhat different in appearance from older beads.

Jamey



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