Pre-Islamic Glass Bead, Brown & White nigerian brass with yellow stripe and red

with yellow stripe and red

Some are a goldfish orange and others are a deeper orange

An impressive stand of beads which are over 100 years old

14-18mm long x 13-15mm diameter with large 4-5mm holes

Old (50-100+ years old) 14" double strand of Bronze Thai Heishi with two working bells

Pre-Islamic Glass Bead, Brown & White nigerian brass with yellow stripe and redThis is an extremely rare glass bead, dated about 500 BC, handmade in Persia, now Iran. The excellent condition and size of this bead is unusual. There is one slight chip at bottom (2nd photo). Highly collectible and rare. 17mm across widest bottom diameter x 13mm tall, cone shaped brick red bead with drizzled white glass embellishments, with 5mm hole. Beautiful!