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Mesopotamian Multi-colored Ancient Beads with 22k Gold Cylinders and Clasp
Located in Bloomington, IN
features fifty-five multi-colored ancient stone beads alternating with 22k gold cylinder beads. Twenty
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15th Century and Earlier American Artist Ancient Antique Beads
Materials
Agate, Carnelian, Lapis Lazuli, 22k Gold
Patti Cadby Birch Ancient Persian Bead Neckace
Located in Cincinnati, OH
1970's ancient bead necklace by Patti Cadby Birch. The 22k yellow gold fringe necklace with gold
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15th Century and Earlier Unknown Artisan Ancient Antique Beads
Materials
Garnet, 22k Gold
Ancient Garnet Beads Alternating with Complex Granulated Silver Beads
Located in Bloomington, IN
Twenty-three ancient garnet beads alternating with granulated silver beads composed of forty-four
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15th Century and Earlier American Artist Ancient Antique Beads
Materials
Garnet, Silver
Four Thousand Year Old Agate Beads with Collared Spherical Silver Spacer Beads
Located in Bloomington, IN
ancient silver ornaments were very similar to those that have survived in gold. The silver beads in this
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15th Century and Earlier American Artist Ancient Antique Beads
Materials
Agate, Silver
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L 22.64 in.
Ancient Turquoise Beads with Granulated 20k Gold Spacer Beads and Handmade Clasp
Located in Bloomington, IN
One hundred seventy-five ancient turquoise beads spaced with eighty-two granulated 20k gold ring
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15th Century and Earlier American Artist Ancient Antique Beads
Materials
Turquoise, Gold
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L 21.38 in.
Ancient Lapis Lazuli, Carnelian, and Turquoise Disc Beads, 20k Gold Ring Beads
Located in Bloomington, IN
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The necklace takes its inspiration from the bead jewelry of a contemporaneous culture, the ancient
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15th Century and Earlier American Artist Ancient Antique Beads
Materials
Carnelian, Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, Gold
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L 20.24 in.
Ancient Assyrian Agate, Lapis Lazuli Necklace with Original Ancient Gold Beads
Located in Bloomington, IN
Ancient gold and agate beads from the period of the reign of Sennacherib, the king of ancient
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15th Century and Earlier American Artist Ancient Antique Beads
Materials
Agate, Carnelian, Lapis Lazuli, Gold
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L 21.7 in.
Ancient Turquoise Beads with Ancient Glass Disc Beads and 20k Gold Clasp
Located in Bloomington, IN
Two hundred twenty-seven ancient turquoise beads with twenty orange colored ancient glass disc
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15th Century and Earlier American Artist Ancient Antique Beads
Materials
Turquoise, Gold
Ancient Green Glass and Yellow Gold Beads Necklace
Located in New York, NY
A remarkable necklace comprised of ancient green glass and yellow gold beads from an archaeological
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15th Century and Earlier Italian Ancient Antique Beads
Materials
Yellow Gold
Ancient Agate Barrel Beads with Fine Silver "Mulberry" Beads and Decorated Clasp
Located in Bloomington, IN
Twenty-five ancient agate barrel beads alternating with twenty-four fine silver beads made of
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15th Century and Earlier American Artist Ancient Antique Beads
Materials
Agate, Silver
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L 25.51 in.
Ancient Rectangular Lapis Lazuli Beads with Granulated Silver Spacer Beads
Located in Bloomington, IN
Forty-seven ancient corner-less cube lapis lazuli beads alternating with two layer granulated
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15th Century and Earlier American Artist Ancient Antique Beads
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Silver
Ancient Lapis Lazuli Cornerless Cube Beads, Granulated Silver Spacer Beads
Located in Bloomington, IN
Forty-six ancient corner-less cube lapis lazuli beads alternating with two layer granulated silver
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15th Century and Earlier American Artist Ancient Antique Beads
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Silver
Ancient "Etched" Carnelian Beads with 20k Gold Beads and Clasp
Located in Bloomington, IN
Fifty-nine carnelian beads alternating with fifty-eight round 20k gold beads. Of the carnelian
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15th Century and Earlier American Artist Ancient Antique Beads
Materials
Carnelian, Gold
Ancient Turquoise Frog Pendant, Turquoise Disc Beads and Spherical Agate Beads
Located in Bloomington, IN
, bounty, and magical transformation. In ancient Egypt, the hieroglyph for the numeral 100,000 was
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15th Century and Earlier American Artist Ancient Antique Beads
Materials
Agate, Turquoise
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L 20.48 in.
Ancient Banded Agate Beads with Handmade Granulated Fine Silver Spacer Beads
Located in Bloomington, IN
A necklace of ninety banded black and white agate beads, seventeen of which are barrel shaped and
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15th Century and Earlier American Artist Ancient Antique Beads
Materials
Agate, Silver
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L 22.84 in.
Ancient Garnet Bead Necklace with Fine Silver "Mulberry" Beads and Clasp
Located in Bloomington, IN
Ancient garnet beads paired with handmade fine silver "mulberry" beads and a matching silver clasp
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15th Century and Earlier American Artist Ancient Antique Beads
Materials
Garnet, Silver
Ancient Tabular Carnelian Beads, Barrel Shaped Lapis Lazuli, Fine Silver Beads
Located in Bloomington, IN
imported the lapis lazuli beads. The ancient Mesopotamian people, the Sumerians, the Akkadians, and later
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15th Century and Earlier American Artist Ancient Antique Beads
Materials
Carnelian, Lapis Lazuli, Silver
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L 19.01 in.
Ancient Agate "Eye" Bead with Carnelian and 20k Granulated Gold Beads
Located in Bloomington, IN
gold used is 20k.
The granulation process used to make the 250 ring beads is ancient. The technique
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15th Century and Earlier American Artist Ancient Antique Beads
Materials
Agate, Carnelian, Gold
Ancient Carnelian Beads with Agate Centerpiece and Granulated Fine Silver Beads
Located in Bloomington, IN
These beads come from the Swat Valley in what is now northern Pakistan and are most likely over two
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15th Century and Earlier American Artist Ancient Antique Beads
Materials
Agate, Carnelian, Silver
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L 18.51 in.
Ancient Lapis Lazuli Beads with Carnelian and Granulated Silver Ring Beads
Located in Bloomington, IN
Forty-five barrel shaped lapis lazuli beads with nine carnelian beads, each faced with a granulated
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15th Century and Earlier American Artist Ancient Antique Beads
Materials
Carnelian, Lapis Lazuli, Silver
Ancient Agate Barrel Beads with Custom 22k Gold Granulated "Mulberry" Beads
Located in Bloomington, IN
Seventeen long agate barrel beads alternating with gold beads made by granulation, a process of
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15th Century and Earlier American Artist Ancient Antique Beads
Materials
Agate, Carnelian, 22k Gold
Ancient Carnelian Barrel Beads, Lapis Lazuli, 22k Granulated Gold Ring Beads
Located in Bloomington, IN
Thirty-three cylindrical, bi-conical and tapered barrel shaped carnelian beads alternating with
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15th Century and Earlier American Artist Ancient Antique Beads
Materials
Carnelian, Lapis Lazuli, 22k Gold
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L 23.23 in.
Ancient Mesopotamian Agate Necklace, Gold Capped Center Bow Bead, and Eye Beads
Located in Bloomington, IN
Ancient gold and agate beads from the period of the reign of Sennacherib, the king of ancient
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15th Century and Earlier American Artist Ancient Antique Beads
Materials
Agate, Gold
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L 27.96 in.
Ensemble of Two Ancient Agate Bead Necklaces with Fine Silver Granulated Beads
Located in Bloomington, IN
An ensemble of two necklaces consisting of many ancient and some modern agate beads with handmade
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15th Century and Earlier American Artist Ancient Antique Beads
Materials
Agate, Silver
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L 16.74 in.
Ancient Indus Valley Carnelian Beads with Gold Caps, "Mulberry" 20k Gold Beads
Located in Bloomington, IN
Seven long tapered carnelian beads with gold capped ends alternating with large gold granulated
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15th Century and Earlier American Artist Ancient Antique Beads
Materials
Carnelian, Gold
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L 17.01 in.
Various Ancient Stone Beads with 20k Gold Tubes and "Winged Disc" Beads
Located in Bloomington, IN
Twenty-three ancient stone beads alternating with twenty-two tabular 20k gold beads. There are
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15th Century and Earlier American Artist Ancient Antique Beads
Materials
Agate, Carnelian, Quartz, Gold
Ancient Lapis Lazuli Beads, White Milky Quartz Crystal Barrel Bead, Fine Silver
Located in Bloomington, IN
ancient times.
The lapis lazuli beads are from the Swat valley in Pakistan. They are around two thousand
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15th Century and Earlier American Artist Ancient Antique Beads
Materials
Crystal, Lapis Lazuli, Quartz, Silver
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L 16.42 in.
Ancient Agate Barrel Beads with 20k Gold Cylindrical Tube Beads and Clasp
Located in Bloomington, IN
Thirty-nine barrel shaped agate beads, alternating long thin tapered tubes with shorter barrel
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15th Century and Earlier American Artist Ancient Antique Beads
Materials
Agate, Gold
Ancient Bronze Age Agate Barrel Beads with Spherical 22k Decorated Gold Beads
Located in Bloomington, IN
Fifteen tapered agate barrel beads alternating with spherical gold beads decorated with lines of
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15th Century and Earlier American Artist Ancient Antique Beads
Materials
Agate, 22k Gold
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L 22.05 in.
Ancient Tabular Sardonyx Bead with Lapis Lazuli and 24k Granulated Gold Beads
Located in Bloomington, IN
Thirty-five lapis lazuli beads spaced with 24k gold double layer granulated ring beads with a
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15th Century and Earlier American Artist Ancient Antique Beads
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, 24k Gold
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L 15.36 in.
Ancient Sardonyx Rhombus Beads with 24k Granulated Gold Ring Beads and Clasp
Located in Bloomington, IN
. The beads are about four thousand years old. Beads of this form were also present in ancient
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15th Century and Earlier American Artist Ancient Antique Beads
Materials
Agate, 24k Gold
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L 18.51 in.
Ancient Black Onyx Cylinder Beads, Carnelian, Agate, and 22k Gold Tube Beads
Located in Bloomington, IN
The beads come from the Swat Valley in what is present day northern Pakistan. Two thousand years
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15th Century and Earlier American Artist Ancient Antique Beads
Materials
Agate, Carnelian, Onyx, 22k Gold
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L 20.87 in.
Ancient Chalcedony Barrel Beads, 20k Gold, and Lapis with Rhombus Center Bead
Located in Bloomington, IN
Thirty agate barrel beads with a rhombus agate bead at the center. The beads are all banded with
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15th Century and Earlier American Artist Ancient Antique Beads
Materials
Agate, Chalcedony, Lapis Lazuli, Gold
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L 27.63 in.
Ancient Agate Bow Bead Center with Lapis, Turquoise, Carnelian Beads, 22k Gold
Located in Bloomington, IN
Turquoise, lapis lazuli, carnelian, and agate beads alternating with 22k gold cylinder beads. There
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15th Century and Earlier American Artist Ancient Antique Beads
Materials
Agate, Carnelian, Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, 22k Gold
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L 21.5 in.
Ancient Carnelian Tube Beads with 20k Gold End Caps and Granulated Ring Beads
Located in Bloomington, IN
with this bead. Although one end was broken, large caps have restored the beauty of this ancient
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15th Century and Earlier American Artist Ancient Antique Beads
Materials
Carnelian, Gold
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L 17.84 in.
Ancient Revival Gold Rondelles Carnelian Round Beads BlackSilkStrung Necklace
Located in Chicago, IL
Featuring gold sinuous-pattern rondelles and carnelian rock-crystal round 8mm beads, this ancient
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19th Century American Early Victorian Ancient Antique Beads
Materials
Carnelian, 14k Gold, Gold, Gold-filled
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W 0.4 in. D 0.4 in. Dm 7.49 in. L 22.05 in.
Ancient Agate Bow Beads, Etched Carnelian Beads, with Lapis Lazuli and 20k Gold
Located in Bloomington, IN
Twenty-one agate beads, nine of which are “bow” beads and twelve are round, thirteen small etched
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15th Century and Earlier American Artist Ancient Antique Beads
Materials
Agate, Carnelian, Lapis Lazuli, Gold
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L 19.97 in.
Ancient Barrel Shaped Agate Beads with Lapis Lazuli and Collared 22k Gold Beads
Located in Bloomington, IN
Fifteen barrel shaped agate beads, predominantly carnelian with opaque white and transparent quartz
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15th Century and Earlier American Artist Ancient Antique Beads
Materials
Agate, Lapis Lazuli, 22k Gold
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L 20.08 in.
Ancient Agate and Milky Quartz Rhombus Beads with 20k Gold Disc Beads and Clasp
Located in Bloomington, IN
mm. This trapezoidal form is proportionally the same as many of the large ancient agate beads. There
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15th Century and Earlier American Artist Ancient Antique Beads
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Agate, Quartz, Gold
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L 20.24 in.
Ancient Black Agate Beads with Patinated Gold Spacers and Clasp
Located in Bloomington, IN
Small ancient agate beads alternating with gold spacer beads with a black agate bow bead at the
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15th Century and Earlier American Artist Ancient Antique Beads
Materials
Agate, Gold
Ancient Egyptian Carnelian Beads with Center Fish Amulet, 20k Gold
Located in Bloomington, IN
Ninety-six 20k gold tube beads, fourteen carnelian barrel beads, and a carved carnelian fish amulet
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15th Century and Earlier American Artist Ancient Antique Beads
Materials
Carnelian, Gold
Ancient Black Agate Barrel Beads with Pendants and Vermeil Spacers
Located in Bloomington, IN
Thirty agate barrel beads and twenty-seven agate pendant beads alternating with vermeil (gilt
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15th Century and Earlier American Artist Ancient Antique Beads
Materials
Agate, Vermeil
Ancient Ishtar Crescent Moon Agate Necklace with 22k Gold Beads
Located in Bloomington, IN
civilization, to make a Mesopotamian moon amulet necklace. The ancient Sumerians did import beads from the
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15th Century and Earlier American Artist Ancient Antique Beads
Materials
Agate, 22k Gold
Ancient Carved Amethyst Crown Flower Bead Necklace with 22k Gold
Located in Bloomington, IN
cultures, such as the ancient Egyptian, have made hard stone beads that mimic the forms of perishable
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15th Century and Earlier American Artist Ancient Antique Beads
Materials
Amethyst, 22k Gold
Ancient Lapis Lazuli Beads, Caterpillar Pendant with Granulated Silver Spacers
Located in Bloomington, IN
Seventy- five lapis lazuli beads with a center pendant bead. There are thirty-six barrel shaped
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15th Century and Earlier American Artist Ancient Antique Beads
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Silver
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L 21.15 in.
Ancient Lapis Lazuli, Carnelian Beads with Custom 22k Gold Banding
Located in Bloomington, IN
on either side are smaller, 7 mm - 8 mm, in length.
In ancient Mesopotamia, agate beads were often
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15th Century and Earlier American Artist Ancient Antique Beads
Materials
Carnelian, Lapis Lazuli, 22k Gold
Ancient Egyptian Mycenean Period Carnelian Shells with Matching Gold Shell Beads
Located in Bloomington, IN
Eleven ancient carnelian beads and ten gold beads, all shaped to resemble cowrie shells. There are
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15th Century and Earlier American Artist Ancient Antique Beads
Materials
Carnelian, Gold
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L 19.57 in.
Ancient Lapis Lazuli Spoon Shaped Pendants, Lapis and Carnelian Beads, Silver
Located in Bloomington, IN
Twenty-seven ancient lapis lazuli spoon shaped pendants alternating with barrel shaped lapis beads
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15th Century and Earlier American Artist Ancient Antique Beads
Materials
Carnelian, Lapis Lazuli, Silver
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L 21.07 in.
Ancient Tabular Carnelian, Lapis Lazuli Beads with Granulated 20k Gold Spacers
Located in Bloomington, IN
These beads come from the Swat Valley in what is now northern Pakistan. Two thousand years ago
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15th Century and Earlier American Artist Ancient Antique Beads
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Carnelian, Lapis Lazuli, Gold
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L 23.63 in.
Ancient Carnelian Spars Alternating with Turquoise Beads and Fine Silver Clasp
Located in Bloomington, IN
A necklace of fifty-two carnelian “spars” alternating with groups of three turquoise disc beads
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15th Century and Earlier American Artist Ancient Antique Beads
Materials
Carnelian, Turquoise, Silver
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L 16.54 in.
Ancient Agate Barrel Beads and Carnelian with Granulated 20k Gold Spacers
Located in Bloomington, IN
Twenty-three agate barrel beads alternating with twenty-four round carnelian beads. Each of these
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15th Century and Earlier American Artist Ancient Antique Beads
Materials
Agate, Carnelian, Gold
Ancient Carnelian Tube Beads Alternating With Lapis Lazuli and Fine Silver
Located in Bloomington, IN
A necklace of fifteen carnelian beads, nine of which are long tapered beads and six of which are
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15th Century and Earlier American Artist Ancient Antique Beads
Materials
Carnelian, Lapis Lazuli, Silver
Ancient Egyptian Carnelian with Pendants, Lapis, Turquoise Beads, and 20k Gold
Located in Bloomington, IN
Carnelian, turquoise and lapis lazuli beads with fourteen poppy seed pod pendants and a carnelian
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15th Century and Earlier American Artist Ancient Antique Beads
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Carnelian, Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, Gold
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L 21.5 in.
Ancient Onyx and Lapis Lazuli Beads, 22k Gold Tubes, Handmade Clasp
Located in Bloomington, IN
Twenty-six very small black onyx barrel beads alternating with twenty-eight lapis lazuli cylinder
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15th Century and Earlier American Artist Ancient Antique Beads
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Onyx, 22k Gold
Ancient Chalcedony, Carnelian, 20k Gold, Lapis Center Bead Inlaid with Turquoise
Located in Bloomington, IN
Eight ancient agate barrel beads faced with sixteen flared 20k gold tubes and alternating with
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15th Century and Earlier American Artist Ancient Antique Beads
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Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, Carnelian, Chalcedony, Gold
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L 19.38 in.
Ancient Egyptian Carnelian Beads with Black Bastet Cat Pendant and 20k Gold
Located in Bloomington, IN
Forty-six ancient Egyptian carnelian beads with one hundred thirty-eight 20k gold beads and a black
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15th Century and Earlier American Artist Ancient Antique Beads
Materials
Carnelian, Gold
Ancient Egyptian Carnelian Poppy Seed Pod Pendant Necklace with 20k Gold Beads
Located in Bloomington, IN
Thirty ancient Egyptian carnelian poppy seed pods pendant beads, faced with gold granulated ring
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15th Century and Earlier American Artist Ancient Antique Beads
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Carnelian, Gold
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L 22.33 in.
Ancient Lapis Lazuli Pendant Necklace with Agate Barrel Beads and Fine Silver
Located in Bloomington, IN
, twenty-seven granulated silver beads, and a carved lapis lazuli pendant with an ancient garnet bead used
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15th Century and Earlier American Artist Ancient Antique Beads
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Agate, Lapis Lazuli, Silver
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L 25.01 in.
Ancient Carnelian Spars Alternating with 22k Gold Tube Beads and Handmade Clasp
Located in Bloomington, IN
A necklace of fifty-five carnelian beads alternating with fifty-four 22k gold tube beads. Fifty
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15th Century and Earlier American Artist Ancient Antique Beads
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Carnelian, 22k Gold
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L 18.51 in.
Ancient Etched Carnelian Eye Bead with Lapis Lazuli, 22k Gold, Handmade Clasp
Located in Bloomington, IN
), alternating with twenty-eight lapis lazuli beads. Each ancient stone bead is separated by a granulated 22k
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15th Century and Earlier American Artist Ancient Antique Beads
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Carnelian, Lapis Lazuli, 22k Gold
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L 17.13 in.
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Ancient Antique Beads For Sale on 1stDibs
Find an expansive variety of ancient antique beads available on 1stDibs. All of the items for sale were constructed with extraordinary care, often using Gold, 22k Gold and Silver. Our collection, which features older pieces for sale from the 15th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 18th Century, has proven very popular over the years. Our collection of ancient antique beads includes designs that are universally popular, but Contemporary and Artisan styles, specifically, are sought with frequency. Many examples in our inventory of these items are appealing no matter their origins, but Vicki Orr and Vicki Orr Designs produced popular versions that are worth a look. Any of these pieces can lend versatility to your look, but Carnelian versions, from our inventory of 57, are particularly popular. A selection of bead and mixed cut can be found today on these pages. Most of our ancient antique beads for sale are for women, but there are 95 pieces available to browse for men.
How Much are Ancient Antique Beads?
On average, ancient antique beads at 1stDibs sell for $7,500, while they’re typically $1,278 on the low end and $30,000 for the highest priced versions of this item.
Questions About Ancient Antique Beads
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Identifying an antique bead is a careful art. First inspect the bead for any seams that could indicate it was molded in a contemporary fashion. Antique beads tend to have a larger center hole. Inspect the bead for signs of natural age. An expert can help you confirm the approximate age of your bead. Shop a range of antique beads from top sellers on 1stDibs.
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