Prehistoric stone, 19th c. turquoise colored glass Hebron, large blue glass is 20th c. Krobo Ghana, silver is Central Asia, Persia and Tibet, striped glass beads are Islamic 600/1200 AD. CL028 SOLD
Faceted amber, brown fluorite, clay prayer beads with gold foil from Afghanistan, gold washed metal beads from Nigeria. All 20th c. CN009 SOLD
Natural tourmaline stones with green fluorite melon beads, brown/white agate cushion beads, brass amulets from Turkey, pyrite chunks, all contemporary, Nigerian bronze bicones. CN015 SOLD
Long hand carved white fluorite 19th c. Ecuador, 18th c. clear and bronze glass from Europe, 19th c. silver beads Tibet, tiny aluminum beads 15th c. Afghanistan. AN007 SOLD
All beads are either Greco-Roman or Islamic except turquoise Hebron 19th c. and clear green glass, contemporary Krobo Ghana, silver is Yemen or Central Asia 19th c. CL030 SOLD
19th c. bronze bicones Nigeria, clay spindle whorls 19th c. Mali, large bumpy silver beads contemporary from Indonesia, amulet left to right Yemen, India,Tibet, 3 Central Asia, incised silver beads Tibet 19th c. CL032 SOLD
Red dyed coral China, bronze Nigeria, clay Mali, emerald nugget Brazil, green and tan stones unidentified. All contemporary. CN018 SOLD
Central bead is Afghani silver, prehistoric amazonite and other stones, orange carnelian, Afghani schist seal, Hittite bronze amulets. CL034 SOLD
Large 19th c. shank shell beads from Mauritania, New Guinea conus shell currencies, ivory ring Dinka Ethiopia, bronze from Nigeria, amulets Tibet, Indonesia and Central Asia. Camel bone spindle whorl, Sassanian, c. 300 AD. CL036 SOLD
19th c. chank shell Mauritania, white glass European, silver beads Tibet and Yemen, Sassanian (300 AD) camel bone spindle whorls. contemporary copal Africa, and New Guinea shell currencies. AN013 SOLD
Silver beads Yemeni, rock crystal wedding beads Afghanistan, clay spindle whorls Mali amber Morocco, rock crystal seal Afghanistan, all 19th c., prehistoric stone bead in center, hard stone pi disk contemporary, 22K gold beads India. CL038 SOLD
Large rock crystal beads are wedding beads 19th c. Afghanistan, small crystal bead are Peru and Thailand mid-1st millennia AD, other large beads are 18th c. glass traded to Africa by the Dutch East India Co., clear glass donut beads are 19th c. Germany, square nuggets are contemporary quartz China, bronze, except for the bells, is 19th c. Nigeria, silver is India. CL040 SOLD
Ancient carnelian followed by Roman era green glass beads, contemporary agate, 19th c. silver Yemeni, Roman glass, silver Afghani, Hittite bronze ring on left, 19th c. brass amulet Nigeria on right, rare Byzantine glass bead in center. CL044 SOLD
19th c. green serpentine is joined with ancient stone beads, Hittite amulets and a 19th c. Nigerian bronze pendant. Small coral and brass objects highlight the green stones. CL001 SOLD
Natural Baltic amber is combined with bone amulets from China, bone and ivory amulets from Ethiopia and Wodaabe copper hair ornaments from Niger. CL005 SOLD
Wodaabe hair ornaments anchor this mixed bead necklace featuring a central ancient silver bead from the Levant, contemporary agate from China, Baltic and clear amber, two seed pods from Africa, a Mexican milagro, an accent bell from Djenne and a 19th c. bell from Nigeria. CL007 SOLD
400 year old moon beads create mystery in this necklace featuring an old seed fetish from Djenne and a Naga shell amulet, finished with South Asia silver and Nigerian brass beads. CL011 SOLD
Clear Dutch Dogans make up the large part of this piece. Silver fish from a Yemeni necklace form the clasp, and a Brazilian aquamarine ring, a brass Ethiopian ring and a seed fetish add interest. A moon bead and an antique Nigerian bead are at the sides. CL013 SOLD
This necklace is composed of various kinds of amber: Baltic Amber (the amber in matrix), "River Amber" (actually copal from Africa), "African Amber" (bakelite from early 20th c. Germany) and Fossil Amber from Europe. The two central beads are Chinese jade surrounded by ancient and antique African amulets. CL015 SOLD
Carnelian agates of various ages are strung with 19th c. Nigerian brass and an Ethiopian shaman's bronze amulet. AR017 SOLD
Fossilized mammoth tusk strung with Antique Berber silver. AR157 SOLD
Bronze Hittite amulet centers ancient lapis lazuli and a large ancient quartz bead. Finials are Nigerian bronze. AR168 SOLD
Large Himalayan Pema Raka carnelian bead flanked by two ancient stone beads followed by early Roman glass, copper beads Nigeria. AR176 SOLD
Antique quartz strung with old red jasper and carnelian, silver beads Persia, Yemen, antique brass finials Nigeria. AR178 SOLD
19th century Naga bone on wood disks with Tuareg hair decoration and Yemeni silver beads. AR183 SOLD
Pigeon blood trade beads collected in Kenya with large clear red resin from India, Afghani silver with Hmong silver clasp. AR186 SOLD
Large Yemeni silver bead flanked by Naga bone on wood, Ghana brass, Dinka bone ring, and small Yemeni silver beads. AR187 SOLD
Antique brass African pendant with contemporary Ghana brass beads, Mali clay spindle whorls, ancient stone beads, and Nigerian brass finials. AR193 SOLD
Harappa armor piece with ancient ammonite stones and antique Chinese brass needle cases. AR211 SOLD
Coconut shell heishi, Ghana brass, and Berber coral, 18". AR233 SOLD
16th century Chinese glass, 19th century Persian silver, and horn. AR172 SOLD
Antique Naga shell strung with Tibetan amulets, Moroccan branch coral and Berber dance anklet. AR184 SOLD
Moche (1st-8th century AD, Peru) gold washed copper bead pendant, 19th century copper pennies made into beads by Columbia River Native Americans, 12th century copper beads Djenne, shell currencies PNG. AR197 SOLD
An ancient Lapiz Lazuli bead from Afghanistan centers this necklace composed of other ancient and contemporary lapis, antique silver, cobalt glass from China, Czechoslovakia and Africa, clay spindle whorls from Peru and Africa. AR199 SOLD
Roman and Islamic glass beads (1st /2nd millennium) with Tibetan amulets. AR198 SOLD
Papua New Guinea kina shell with brass Ethiopian amulet. AR210 SOLD
An ancient bronze amulet centers this piece, flanked by a Malian spindle whorl, an old brass Ghana bead followed by antique silver, labradorite, “Baltic” amber, horn and carnelian. AR201 SOLD
Clear glass Czech beads from Nagaland strung with 19th c. Turkman and Yemeni silver amulets. AR161 SOLD
Pre-Columbian sodalite from Peru with 19th c. silver amulets Persia and silver Turkman beads. AR171 SOLD
Dinka copper hair ornament finials terminate this 16th c. glass bead necklace, gold foil beads, a Tibetan amulet, Malian spindle whorls and 2 ancient stone beads, Pre-Columbian sodalite beads from Peru, Persian silver. AR162 SOLD
Contemporary pyrite and fluorite strung with 19th c. bronze spirals from Nigeria and bronze mini fertility beads from Kenya. AR005 SOLD
