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Re: A Peter Francis, Jr. Bead -- Info Sought -- Karlis | Post Reply | Edit | Forum | Where am I? |
If the Peter Francis bead is glass rather than stone, a further stage of imitation was involved. I'm not sure when these copies of ancient etched beads started to be made in Iran, though I think I have heard that some appeared as early as the nineteenth century. I imagine there must be something about them in Asia's Maritime Bead Trade but I don't have it with me as I write.
I've never seen a glass one before, but the carnelians are common and quite pretty. Ali would know more about them than I do, I'm sure.
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