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Ancient Decorated Carnelian with Cuneiform Script
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Our Price: £1,200.00
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A very rare large ancient carnelian bead displaying what appears to be cuneiform characters. This writing system dates back to Mesopotamian times and is as early as 3000 BCE and as late as 100 CE. Unfortunately the meaning on this bead has yet to be revealed. The colour of this bead (dark lines on pinkish grey body) indicates that it experienced some fire damage at some point in its history. It could have been overheated by the bead maker when applying the decoration or perhaps it happened as the result of a cremation. There is some weathering to the body and a few surface digs, but it still remains robust and very suitable to be worn. This is the only bead of its type we have handled or ever seen for sale, so it is rare amongst carnelians.
Condition: Very good No breaks or repairs. A couple of surface digs
Provenance: Ex Rita Okrent Collection
Western Asiatic
Age: 1000 BCE + or -
38 mm x 14 mm
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Ancient Longevity Carnelian Bead
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Our Price: £300.00
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A rare ancient carnelian with the longevity decoration. This design is rarely seen on carnelian beads and therefore they are much rarer than agates with the same design.
Sourced in Nepal
Condition: Very good with minor loss of decoration. No breaks or cracks.
Age: 400 BCE to 600 CE
19 mm x 10 mm
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Five Ancient Infinity Carnelians
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Our Price: £200.00
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Five highly collectible ancient infinity carnelians. Beads display a figure of 8 or Infinity design on both sides.
Western Asiatic
Condition: Very good
Age: 400 BCE to 600 CE
9 mm x 7 mm
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Ancient Carnelian with 16 eyes
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Our Price: £200.00
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A lovely ancient carnelian with a total of 16 spots or eyes. Blood spots can also be seen on the body.
Western Asiatic
Condition: Very good with minor weathering and some fading of decoration.
Age: 400 BCE to 600 CE
19 mm x 12 mm
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Six Ancient Carnelians
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Our Price: £200.00
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A selection of six ancient carnelian beads. Five display decoration and one is a natural Sardonyx bead, which is much rarer.
Sourced in Nepal
Condition: Very good with some loss of decoration
Age: 400 BCE to 600 CE
largest 13 mm
smallest 9 mm
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Ancient Carnelian Bead
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Our Price: £200.00
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A very large ancient carnelian bead. Displays a wonderful usage patina and crystalline zone.
Condition: Excellent
21.06 mm
South East Asia
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Ancient Diamond Shaped Carnelian Bead Strand
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Our Price: £195.00
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Gorgeous strand of ancient diamond shaped carnelian beads. A beautifully matched group of beads.
300 BCE - 200 CE
Sourced in Afghanistan
length of strand 21 inches
Condition: very good with some weathering and corrosion from extended burial.
largest bead approx 14.33 mm
temporarily strung
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Ancient Carnelian & Agate Necklace
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Our Price: £170.00
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A very nice necklace comprised of antique and ancient agate, chalcedony, quartz and carnelian beads.
Origin: India - traded to Western Asia and Africa
Condition: Very good with minor weathering
43 beads
approx 27 inches
Age: 500 years to Ancient
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Ancient Bow Shaped Decorated Carnelian Bead
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Our Price: £150.00
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A small ancient decorated carnelian with 3 stripes. This bead has a rare bow shape.
Sourced in Nepal
Condition: Very good with some weathering.
Age: 400 BCE to 600 CE
21 mm x 9 mm
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Carnelian & Agate Necklace
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Our Price: £150.00
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A very nice necklace comprised of antique and ancient agate, chalcedony, quartz and carnelian beads.
Origin: India - traded to Western Asia and Africa
Condition: Very good with expected weathering
61 beads
approx 30 inches
Age: 500 years to Ancient
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Ancient Five Stripe Carnelian Bead
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Our Price: £150.00
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An ancient 5 striped decorated carnelian.
Condition: Very good
Sourced in North India
Size approx 24 mm x 12 mm
4th Century BCE to 6th Century CE
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Ancient Carnelian Bead
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Our Price: £108.00
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A beautiful fat carnelian with gorgeous patina.
27.76 mm x 18.12 mm
Prized in Tibet and the Himalayan regions
Condition: Excellent
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Antique Chin Carnelian Beads
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Our Price: £108.00
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18 antique carnelian beads. Prized by the Chin people of Burma.
approx 10 to 11 mm
Origin: Burma
Please note that we have around 10 more sets (18 beads in each set) of identical quality. So if you require more of these beads, please add the quantity required to your cart.
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Ancient Sardonyx Bead
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Our Price: £108.00
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A gorgeous large ancient sardonyx bead.
Sourced in the Himalayan Kingdom of Nepal.
Condition: Very good with some weathering
Age: 400 BCE to 600 CE
28.51 mm x 9.81 mm
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Ancient Banded Agate Bead
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Our Price: £100.00
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A lovely looking bead with sought after colour and natural red banding.
Western Asiatic
Condition: Very good with some weathering.
Age: 1000 BCE to 300 CE
18 mm x 14 mm
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Ancient Carnelian Bead
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Our Price: £95.00
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A fantastic large ancient carnelian bead. There is a small ding to one of the ends but it romains robust and is still very suitable to be worn. This bead was sourced in Nepal, however, it could quite easily be a Pyu bead from Burma.
42.87 mm x 8.37 mm
Condition: Excellent
Age: 200 BCE
Sourced in the Himalayan Kingdom of Nepal
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Ancient Carnelian Bead with double Perforation
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Our Price: £80.00
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A large ancient carnelian bead with rare double perforation.
Himyarite Kingdom, Western Asiatic
Condition: Mostly very good with some weathering
Age: 1500 years old + or -
33 mm x 24.5 mm
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Ancient Carnelian Bead with double Perforation
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Our Price: £80.00
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A large ancient carnelian bead with rare double perforation.
Himyarite Kingdom, Western Asiatic
Condition: Mostly very good with minor weathering
Age: 1500 years old + or -
32 mm x 25 mm
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Ancient Decorated Carnelian Bead
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Our Price: £75.00
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A small ancient decorated carnelian with 3 stripes.
Sourced in Nepal
Condition: Very good with some weathering.
Age: 400 BCE to 600 CE
17 mm x 8 mm
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Ancient Faceted Carnelian Bead
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Our Price: £55.00
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A lovely faceted ancient carnelian bead with a natural eye. Sourced in India in the 1970s. This particular shape is becoming more difficult to find in recent years.
Condition: Very Good with minor weathering.
Age: 1000 to 2000 years old
24 mm x 11 mm
Origin: India
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Ancient Faceted Carnelian Bead
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Our Price: £55.00
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A lovely faceted ancient carnelian bead. Sourced in India in the 1970s. This particular shape is becoming more difficult to find in recent years.
Condition: Good with some weathering and a ding worn smooth on one side.
Age: 1000 to 2000 years old
31mm x 13 mm
Origin: India
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Ancient Infinity Carnelian
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Our Price: £50.00
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A lovely ancient carnelian decorated with a triangular infinity design. The bead displays decoration on both sides.
Western Asiatic
Condition: Very good
Age: 400 BCE to 600 CE
9 mm x 7 mm
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Ancient Faceted Carnelian Bead
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Our Price: £45.00
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A lovely faceted ancient carnelian bead. Sourced in India in the 1970s. This particular shape is becoming more difficult to find in recent years.
Condition: Very Good with minor weathering.
Age: 1000 to 2000 years old
19 mm x 11 mm
Origin: India
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Ancient Decorated Carnelian Bead
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Our Price: £45.00
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A small ancient decorated carnelian with 3 stripes.
Sourced in Nepal
Condition: Very Good with some weathering.
Age: 400 BCE to 600 CE
11 mm x 9 mm
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Ancient Decorated Carnelian Bead
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Our Price: £45.00
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A small ancient decorated carnelian with 4 stripes. A lovely ruby colour!
Sourced in Nepal
Condition: Very Good but has loss of decoration.
Age: 400 BCE to 600 CE
16 mm x 7 mm
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Antique Faceted Carnelian Bead
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Our Price: £40.00
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A lovely faceted bicone antique carnelian bead. Sourced in India in the 1970s.
Condition: Excellent
36 mm x 11 mm
Origin: India
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Ancient Decorated Carnelian Bead
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Our Price: £40.00
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Ancient decorated carnelian with five stripes.
Sourced in Nepal
Condition: Good with some weathering and surface digs.
Age: 400 BCE to 600 CE
largest length approx 19 mm
smallest length 6 mm
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Ancient Decorated Carnelian Bead
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Our Price: £40.00
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Ancient decorated carnelian with 5 stripes.
Sourced in Nepal
Condition: Very good.
Age: 400 BCE to 600 CE
12 mm x 5 mm
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Ancient Faceted Carnelian Bead
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Our Price: £25.00
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A lovely faceted ancient carnelian bead. Sourced in India in the 1970s. This particular shape is becoming more difficult to find in recent years.
Condition: Very Good with some weathering and surface digs.
Age: 1000 to 2000 years old
21 mm x 11 mm
Origin: India
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Ancient Faceted Carnelian Bead
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Our Price: £25.00
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A lovely faceted ancient carnelian bead. Sourced in India in the 1970s. This particular shape is becoming more difficult to find in recent years.
Condition: Good with some weathering and surface digs.
Age: 1000 to 2000 years old
16 mm x 13 mm
Origin: India
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Ancient Carnelian Eye Bead - 21 mm
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SOLD!
A magnificent ancient carnelian or sardonyx bead. Displays a great usage patina and two naturally occuring eyes.
Prized in Tibet and the Himalayan regions
1000 BCE to 300 CE
Condition: Excellent
21 mm x 21 mm (depth 14 mm)
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Genuine Pema Raka Bead Necklace with Ancient Decorated Agates
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SOLD!
A wonderful large Pema Raka necklace with centuries old wear at the perforations. It is now incredibly difficult to find round shaped Pema Raka beads and they have become highly sought after in Tibet in recent years. This strand also includes 10 rare decorated agates that display eyes or the longevity decoration. The agates were collected in India in the 1970s and have remained in a private collection until very recently. All of the beads display a patina that can only develop after many centuries of being heirloomed.
Condition: Very Good
59 Pema Raka beads plus 10 Ancient Decorated Agates
length of necklace approx 26 inches
The smallest Pema Raka measures 12 mm and the largest measures 17 mm
The 10 ancient decorated agates measure around 9 mm
Prized in Tibet and the Himalayan regions.
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Large Ancient Indus Agate Bead - 54 mm
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SOLD!
A beautiful and very large biconal ancient agate bead. Perfectly sculpted and with a natural eye!
Age: 1000 BCE to 500 CE
Indus Valley
Condition: Excellent
54 mm x 13 mm
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Large Ancient Indus Carnelian Bead - 46.5 mm
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SOLD!
A beautiful large biconal ancient carnelian bead. Perfectly sculpted!
Age: 1000 BCE to 500 CE
Indus Valley
Condition: Excellent
46.5 mm x 13 mm
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A mixed strand of Ancient Carnelians, Agate, Rock Crystal & Jasper
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SOLD!
A strand of 50 mixed ancient beads that include: banded agates, carnelians, jasper, rock crystal, garnet, lapis, glass and shell. Beads are mostly in very good condition and were sourced altogether. Several display damage and strong weathering. This is a good selection for other bead projects or necklace design. It works out at only £3.60 per bead!
Temporarily strung.
Length of strand 16 inches
largest bead (jasper) 22 mm x 11 mm
Origin: Pakistan
Average Age: 2000 years + or -
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Pair of Ancient Infinity Carnelians
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SOLD!
A sought after matched pair of ancient infinity carnelians. Both beads display a figure of 8 or Infinity design on both sides. They are slightly larger than normally seen. Also includes an ancient round tabular carnelian.
Western Asiatic
Condition: Very good
Age: 400 BCE to 600 CE
11 mm x 8 mm
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Ancient Carnelian Eye Bead
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SOLD!
A perfect carnelian or banded agate with natural eye. Also displays blood spots.
Origin: India
Condition: Excellent.
Age: 1000 to 2000 years old
20 mm x 15 mm
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Ancient Carnelian Bead
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SOLD!
A perfect fiery red carnelian bead.
Origin: India
Condition: Excellent.
Age: 1000 to 2000 years old
18 mm
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Ancient Faceted Carnelian Bead
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SOLD!
A lovely faceted ancient carnelian bead. Sourced in India in the 1970s. This particular shape is becoming more difficult to find in recent years.
Condition: Very Good with some weathering and surface digs.
Age: 1000 to 2000 years old
28 mm x 13 mm
Origin: India
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Ancient Faceted Carnelian Bead
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SOLD!
A lovely faceted ancient carnelian bead. Sourced in India in the 1970s. This particular shape is becoming more difficult to find in recent years.
Condition: Very Good with some weathering and surface digs.
Age: 1000 to 2000 years old
29 mm x 13 mm
Origin: India
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Ancient Faceted Carnelian Bead
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SOLD!
A lovely faceted ancient carnelian bead. Sourced in India in the 1970s. This particular shape has become more difficult to find in recent years.
Condition: Very Good with some weathering and surface digs.
Age: 1000 to 2000 years old
26 mm x 14 mm
Origin: India
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Ancient Faceted Carnelian Bead
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SOLD!
A lovely faceted ancient carnelian bead. Sourced in India in the 1970s. This particular shape is becoming more difficult to find in recent years.
Condition: Good with some weathering and surface digs.
Age: 1000 to 2000 years old
18 mm x 12 mm
Origin: India
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Ancient Faceted Carnelian Bead
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SOLD!
A lovely faceted ancient carnelian bead. Sourced in India in the 1970s. This particular shape is becoming more difficult to find in recent years.
Condition: Very Good with minor weathering.
Age: 1000 to 2000 years old
27 mm x 13 mm
Origin: India
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Ancient Faceted Carnelian Bead
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SOLD!
A lovely faceted ancient carnelian bead. Sourced in India in the 1970s. This particular shape is becoming more difficult to find in recent years.
Condition: Very Good with minor weathering.
Age: 1000 to 2000 years old
28 mm x 9 mm
Origin: India
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Ancient Faceted Carnelian Bead
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SOLD!
A lovely faceted bicone ancient carnelian bead. Sourced in India in the 1970s. This particular shape is becoming more difficult to find in recent years.
Condition: Very Good with minor weathering.
Age: 1000 to 2000 years old
26 mm x 17 mm
Origin: India
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Ancient Faceted Carnelian Bead
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SOLD!
A lovely faceted ancient carnelian bead with a natural eye. Sourced in India in the 1970s. This particular shape is becoming more difficult to find in recent years.
Condition: Very Good with minor weathering.
Age: 1000 to 2000 years old
24 mm x 12 mm
Origin: India
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Antique Faceted Carnelian Bead
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A lovely faceted bicone antique carnelian bead. Sourced in India in the 1970s. Thhis bead displays lovely banding and the ends show clear signs of great age.
Condition: Excellent
32 mm x 9 mm
Origin: India
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Ancient Decorated Carnelian Bead
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Ancient decorated carnelian with four stripes.
Sourced in Nepal
Condition: Very Good with some weathering and darkened lines.
Age: 400 BCE to 600 CE
largest length approx 19 mm
smallest length 6 mm
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Ancient Decorated Carnelian Bead
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SOLD!
A small ancient decorated carnelian with 4 stripes. A lovely ruby colour!
Sourced in Nepal
Condition: Very Good with some weathering
Age: 400 BCE to 600 CE
11 mm x 7 mm
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Ancient Decorated Carnelian Bead
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SOLD!
A small ancient decorated carnelian with 6 stripes.
Sourced in Nepal
Condition: Good with some weathering and decoration loss.
Age: 400 BCE to 600 CE
18 mm x 9 mm
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