Ancient Amazonite Stone Pendant, Nigeria Persia Very cool beads

Very cool beads

Antique Dutch opaque yellow & chartreuse glass bead mixed short strand

about 100 years old

Beads range in size from 9mm x 15mm diameter to 17mm x 24mm diameter

Silver parts from a double strand necklace with a two strand cone at the top have been restrung here

Ancient Amazonite Stone Pendant, Nigeria Persia Very cool beadsAncient amazonite stone pendant, small 8 grams, smooth from wear. Excavated in Nigeria, handmade over 1,000 years ago! Small size pendant bead measures 32mm tall x 17mm across x 11mm thick with bow drilled 2mm hole. Ready to design into a fabulous necklace! Always one of a kind. Nigerian amazonite is more green than the turquoise amazonite from Mali. Last photo shows a variety of these wonderful pendants, now quite rare!