Very interesting post, it's great to see you both Ali and Will back on the BCN! Bill Boss and Julie Joint used to have a huge stash of these facebeads from Shiraz, I was informed by some members of this forum that they were all repros.....I do not believe this to be a fact! The beads I saw were in all stages of wear and conditions, some had abundant devitrification, some were pristine, all appeared to be old and authentic!
Also there were examples of of different base colors and some had birds as well. Thank you Ali for posting, I hope you are doing well!!! Thomas