Rare Color Mix Ancient Glass Nila Beads, Mali - Rita Okrent Collection (AT0663d)

Rare Color Mix Ancient Glass Nila Beads, Mali - Rita Okrent Collection (AT0663d)Rare color mix of larger nila beads and other on this strand. The size of these beads is somewhat larger than usual and are locally know as Dardig. Lovely dark grays and faded brick reds make up most of this strand. Bead sizes range from 4 8mm. 22 inches of beads. Nila beads are the small monochrome Islamic period glass beads than can be found in colors ranging from blue, green, red, black, white to yellow that are widespread in West Africa. They are

Stone Item 252b

Pendant measures 4 inches across

Multiple holes per bead

It measures 19

Cobalt Blue Square-Edged Fried Egg Venetian Trade Beads

This is a set of larger beads and includes a few possible focal beads

Carved bone

Pendant Item 635ef

and were made to resemble real amber (especially an issue after access to Baltic amber became limited after WWII)

Estimated to be circa 1200-1600 A

Smallest bead 12

but has very nice markings