Big Group of Loose Ancient Amazonite Beads in Mixed Shapes and Sizes - Rita Okrent Collection (S532)

Reserved: A generous lot of 60 ancient amazonite beads from Mauritania, in a useful mix of shapes, sizes, and tones. Why We Love These The range of beads— big and small, disc and barrel and rounded forms, all in one place. Lovely individual beads for all sorts of designs. The variation in hue, which is natural to amazonite and part of what gives each bead its own personality. Provenance: Mauritania. Amazonite has been made into beads across the Sahara since Neolithic times, and this region in particular was a source prized across West and North Africa, with beads like these moving along trade routes that later became the great trans-Saharan caravan trails. Age: Ancient Dimensions: 4-12 mm diameter. Condition: Worn / good. Note: Only one group like this. Stone Item 532