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These glass melon beads
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Posted by: alipersia

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09/26/2019, 02:57:47

Hi there.
I have just seen these beads on a page at Instagram from an Iranian bead dealer. Since. I had no information about the age and no one was familiar with these beads , my question is why they made them bend and not straight, from which period they are, I can just tell you it was a strand mixed by fiance beads and the seller told me that he has bought them together .it seems it has been found in North Iran .
Thanks in advance
Ali

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faience too?
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Posted by: hans

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09/26/2019, 05:33:05

They look like Iranian faience melon beads to me, see chapter 8, page 74 of Lankton's A bead Timeline. 10th - 11 century BC. If they are glass, I don't know, never seen this type of bead in glass.

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Re: Melon Beads
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Posted by: Beadman

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09/27/2019, 13:02:36

Hello Ali.

Are the beads actually giants?

By coincidence, I just retrieved my paper by Eisen on melon beads. I will review what he had to say.

But I think these beads are "not straight" because their manufacture was fast and sloppy.

Jamey

Re: 10 mm in 15 mm.
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Posted by: alipersia

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09/28/2019, 07:38:02

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