{"product_id":"big-group-of-loose-ancient-amazonite-beads-in-mixed-shapes-and-sizes-rita-okrent-collection-s532","title":"Big Group of Loose Ancient Amazonite Beads in Mixed Shapes and Sizes - Rita Okrent Collection (S532)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA generous lot of 60 ancient amazonite beads from Mauritania, in a useful mix of shapes, sizes, and tones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhy We Love These\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThe range of beads— big and small, disc and barrel and rounded forms, all in one place. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e Lovely individual beads for all sorts of designs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThe variation in hue, which is natural to amazonite and part of what gives each bead its own personality.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance: 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.\u003cbr\u003eAge: Ancient \u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 4-12 mm diameter. \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Worn \/ good.\u003cbr\u003eNote: Only one group like this.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStone Item 532\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beads","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52519625097518,"sku":"Stone Item 532","price":360.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2352\/4865\/files\/IMG_7590.jpg?v=1788029923","url":"https:\/\/ritaokrent.com\/products\/big-group-of-loose-ancient-amazonite-beads-in-mixed-shapes-and-sizes-rita-okrent-collection-s532","provider":"Rita Okrent Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}