Ancient Blue-Green Glass Roman Eye Bead, B india Venetian glass

Venetian glass

17" strand of old Ethiopian silver beads & pendant: telsum and penis beads

Old Etheopian Shield "C" - concave with center nipple (not shown) and worn engravings

Old carved shells from Mali which are traditionally woven into a woman's fancy cornrows

28mm diameter x 2mm thick with two 4mm bales for stringing

Ancient Blue-Green Glass Roman Eye Bead, B india Venetian glassAncient, 2000+ years old Roman glass eye bead, excavated in Djenne, Mali, Africa. This bead and others like it have long been traded along the Sahara trade route, The Silk Road. Nice blue green bead with white, yellow and red eyes. Very rare. 11mm long x 13mm diameter with 2mm hole.