It is more than a little bit insulting to me that I am challenged to present 'evidence,' when my thoughts on an issue have been published, have withstood criticism, and can be read by anyone who's interested.

In my 1996 article on Kiffa beads, I indicated that certain patterns copy the decorations of a specific group of rolled-pad beads from the Islamic Period. I demonstrated this by showing both bead styles, and substantiated it with a reliable reference (using a work by Johann Callmer—the eminent Scandinavian scholar who has published often on Viking beads).

Here's a work that was published the same year as my article, that further substantiates my observation. This is p. 157 from a work titled "Ancient Trades and Cultural Contacts in Southeast Asia." Note that these same rolled-pad beads are shown, and are said to be Eastern Mediterranean and from ca. the 9th to 10th centuries (though recovered in Thailand).

I rest my case (again).

JDA.