Re: Question re stone beads
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Question re stone beads
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05/05/2018, 07:02:43
The stone is Alabaster, most likely from Egypt.
They are still being manufactured by hand there.
All the best,
Yankee
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Thanks, Yankee! - alabaster, of course - I should have recognized it by the dull finish.
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beadiste
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2018-05-06 08:52
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Thank you both!
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lindabd
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2018-05-07 00:37
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This looks similar to the "soapstone" beads you posted about earlier.
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Luann Udell
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2018-05-08 12:11
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