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Here you will find ancient decorated and undecorated carnelian beads. Decorated beads are also known as 'etched' carnelians. We also have a separate category for Pema Raka beads.
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Ancient Decorated Carnelian
Ancient Decorated Carnelian with 12 stripes
Our Price: £695.00

A superior ancient carnelian bead of rare quality and size. It would be hard to find a finer specimen.

Condition: Excellent. No breaks or repairs
Burma, 400 BCE to 1000 CE
54 mm x 8 mm
Ancient Decorated Carnelians
Ancient Decorated Carnelian & Agate Bead Strand
Our Price:

SOLD!

A prized collection of ancient decorated stone beads sourced in the Himalayan Kingdom of Nepal. In recent years these beads have almost vanished from the marketplace. If these beads were sold individually, many would command twice the price.

96 beads in total.

400 BCE to 600 CE
Condition: Good with expected weathering .
Sourced in the Himalayan Kingdom of Nepal.
smallest length approx 8 mm
largest length approx 15 mm

approx 41 inches of beads.
Ancient Carnelian Luk Mik dZi
Ancient Carnelian Luk Mik dZi
Our Price: £185.00

A beautiful ancient carnelian bead with a decorated eye. This bead would also look great set into a ring.

Prized in Tibet and the Himalayan regions.
Condition: Excellent
Age: 400 BCE
14.69 mm
Ancient Sardonyx Bead
Ancient Sardonyx Bead
Our Price: £108.00

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
Ancient Carnelian Bead Necklace
Ancient Carnelian Bead Necklace
Our Price:

SOLD!

A fantastic necklace of mixed shape carnelian beads.

Condition: Very good with minor weathering
Sourced in the Himalayan Kingdom of Nepal
300 BCE to 200 CE
length of necklace approx 16 inches
Ancient Carnelian Bead
Ancient Carnelian Bead
Our Price: £95.00

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.


42.87 mm x 8.37 mm
Condition: Excellent
Age: 200 BCE
Sourced in the Himalayan Kingdom of Nepal
Old Chin Carnelian Beads
Antique Chin Carnelian Beads
Our Price: £108.00

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.
Ancient Decorated Carnelian Bead
Ancient Decorated Carnelian Bead
Our Price: £50.00

A lovely ancient decorated carnelian bead.

Condition: Very good
Sourced in North India
Size approx 11 mm
4th Century BCE to 6th Century CE
Ancient Five Stripe Carnelian Bead
Ancient Five Stripe Carnelian Bead
Our Price: £150.00

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
Ancient Carnelian Pendant Bead
Ancient Eight Striped Carnelian Bead
Our Price: £50.00

A lovely eight striped ancient decorated carnelian.

Condition: Good with sone decoration loss
Sourced in Nepal
Size approx 22 mm x 10 mm
4th Century BCE to 6th Century CE