Pre-Islamic Glass Bead, Brown & White nigerian brass An impressive stand of beads

An impressive stand of beads which are over 100 years old

170 grams of antique hank of 9º 3-Cut Hemetite (gun metal) gray beads

We also have darker red ones from Yemen

including some carvings

with abundance of multi-color rutiles throughout

Pre-Islamic Glass Bead, Brown & White nigerian brass An impressive stand of beadsThis 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!