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Strand of 3 types Ancient Beads, Etched Quartz, Roman Black & PYU Yellow Glass
$ 15.83
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Description
A strand of 3 types of ancient beads.Ancient Quartz Etched Bead - Center.
Ancient Black Glass Roman Beads.
Ancient South East Asian PYU Kingdom Yellow Colored Glass Trade Wind Breads. Big yellow glass beads which are rare.
What’s so great about beads is that they are made from simple materials that have been around for centuries – clay, glass, metal, and stone.
The practice of treasuring and wearing beads began long, long ago. In ancient Egypt practically everyone wore beads on their clothes as well as jewelry. People wore beads not only for decoration, but because they believed that the beads had special powers to heal and protect them. 2.
Beads often end up far from the places where they were made. In the past, a traveler often gave beads to his host as a gift. The host might keep the beads or give them to someone else. That’s how beads spread from one region to another. If beads could talk, what stories they could tell!