Strand of Cool Fossilized Crinoid Beads from Mali Swarovski crystal 11mm long x 12mm diameter

11mm long x 12mm diameter with 2mm hole with three large white "eyes"

5" wide with large loop

Approximately 2000 years old and traded along the Sahara trade route

Venetian made and traded in Africa

So very beautiful

Strand of Cool Fossilized Crinoid Beads from Mali Swarovski crystal 11mm long x 12mm diameter32" strand of fossilized crinoid beads from Mali. Crinoids are a kind of ancient form of sea life; worms with a stalk and feathery feeders at their top. Weird. There are crinoids in the oceans today, but these beads are a fossilized species from millions of years ago. Beads vary in size, shape and bead hole (see photos), and all are cool and clunky! 50 beads total.