Neo-Babylonian hematite bead, dated circa 8th to 7th century BCE
The 2cm long bead is carved In the form of a frog with bulging eyes and has a hand drilled horizontal hole for threading
Sold at auction by Christies, December 2014
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Roman mosaic glass bead necklace, dated circa 1st Century CE
The necklace measures 82cm long and has been restrung with a modern hook-and-loop closure
Sold at auction by Christies, December 2007
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Sumerian gold earring with faience and lapis-lazuli beads
Dated to the late 4th millenium BCE, Ur
Sold at auction through Invaluable at the Hôtel des Ventes de Monte-Carlo,
July 17, 2022
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Sunday Beady Eye Candy : Neolithic Beads from China
from a selection pinned with provenance to our Sweepings board on Pinterest
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Sunday Beady Eye Candy : Ancient Carved Carnelian
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26cm string of faience glass leaf beads from the Egyptian New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, during the reign of Amenhotep III, 1390–1352 BCE
Excavated by the Museum of Modern Art expedition, 1910–11 CE, Palace of Amenhotep III, Malqata, Thebes, Upper Egypt. Acquisition Number 11.215.345, Rogers Fund
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Sunday Beady Eye Candy ~ Parthian Agate Beads from Ancient Rome
pinned with provenance to our Sweepings board on Pinterest
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Collection of Sumerian lapis lazuli beads from Mesopotamia, dated circa late 3rd Millennium BCE and later
Sold at auction by Bonhams, May 2003, London
Source : photo and text : bonhams.com
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University of Wyoming archaeology Professor Todd Surovell and his team of collaborators have discovered a tube-shaped bead made of bone that is about 12,940 years old. The bead, found at the La Prele Mammoth site in Converse County, is the oldest known bead in the Americas.
https://phys.org/news/2024-02-archaeologists-oldest-bead-americas.html
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University of Wyoming archaeology Professor Todd Surovell and his team of collaborators have discovered a tube-shaped bead made of bone that is about 12,940 years old. The bead, found at the La Prele Mammoth site in Converse County, is the oldest known bead in the Americas.
Bead Society of Great Britain Journal 143 has been sent to our members. This issue is for Summer/Autumn 2023.
Our cover stars are Roman tabular chequerboard millefiori glass beads, a Show and Tell by BSGB Coordinator Stefany Tomalin ~ see page 10 to find out more.
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