ANCIENT PATINIZED HEMATITE SEAL BEAD " EAGLE " 14 BY 12.6 BY 8.1 MM PATINA

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ANCIENT ASIAN MINOR WESTERN ASIA ROUNDED SHAPE FULLY PATINIZED HEMATITE SEAL BEAD WITH A SPREAD EAGLE SCULPTED IN A DYNAMIC POSE. THIS ARTIFACT HAS EXTENSIVE INCLUSIONS AND SOME GRACEFUL SURFACE UNDULATION AND PATINA. FROM A PRIVATELY HELD COLLECTION [ LOUIS DUPREE ] AND RECENTLY OUT OF STORAGE AFTER 50 YEARS. THIS REGION HAS AN OUTSTANDING ANCIENT BEAD HISTORY WITH MANY CULTURES OCCUPYING THE SAME OR NEIGHBORING AREAS THROUGH OUT THE LAST 2500 YEARS OR MORE. I WILL BE GOING INTO SEVERAL DIFFERENT CULTURES AND TIME PERIODS DURING THIS YEAR. I LOVE THESE ROUNDED LARGE HOLED SEAL BEADS ON MY PERSONAL NECKLACES. THE SEAL BEAD PROVIDED PROTECTION AND HONESTY WHEN APPLIED TO DOCUMENTS WITH HOT WAX OR A PRINTING MEDIUM. IT WAS MEANT TO BE LIKE A '' PERMANENT HANDSHAKE '' OR A PROTECTIVE AMULET TO IT'S DEVOTED BELIEVER. IT IS VERY WELL WORN WHICH IS DESIRED SINCE MOST OF THE SEALS YOU SEE ON EBAY MAY BE NEWLY MADE COUNTERFEITS. HOW CAN YOU TELL IF THEY ARE AUTHENTIC ? LOOK ON THE EDGE OF THE BEAD AND YOU WILL SEE SURFACE WEAR MARKS AND STRIATIONS ON THE BEAD BODY AND ON THE EDGE OF THE CARVED PATTERN. THERE SHOULD LITTLE OR NO DIFFERENCE IN THE TEXTURE OF THESE MARKS ON THE CURVED SURFACE AND ON THE SEAL SURFACE WHICH HAS THE CARVING. A RARE COLLECTABLE BEAD. I COMBINE POST FEES SO JUST ASK ME FOR THE INVOICE SO I CAN HELP YOU SAVE AND BUILD A GREAT BEAD COLLECTION.