Hello. I am a annual visitor to Tucson and have been collecting beads for about eight years. I know I have met some of you informally at the shows there, but haven't been that much a part of the "bead world." I just discovered the site and am very excited about participating.

Here is my first question: In Tucson this year I bought this necklace from Bassem. It was part of the Jim Lankton collection. I'm under the impression that Beadman helped identify many if not all of those items, but this one was just marked "Early". Bassem thought it was from Syria. What else can anyone identify about it? I'd love to read any thoughts.