{"product_id":"deep-green-ancient-serpentine-stone-beads-from-mauritania-rita-okrent-collection-s582","title":"Deep Green Ancient Serpentine Stone Beads from Mauritania - Rita Okrent Collection (S582)","description":"\u003cp\u003eShort strand of 13 mixed green serpentine stone beads from Mauritania.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy We Love It:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eLots of practical beads here.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe mix of shapes on this strand tells its own story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBarrel beads, a disc bead, and an oversized tube sit side by side, each one worn down differently over a thousand years of handling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat variation is part of what makes ancient strands like this one so interesting to look at and to hold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: 13 beads total. Longest tube measures 19.5mm, disc bead measures 14.6mm diameter. 30 grams total, including string.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Most beads show wear consistent with age, estimated at over 1000 years old.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance: Mauritania. Note: \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThese beads aren’t necessarily made \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003efrom\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e Mauritanian stone — they’re found there because Mauritania sat along the trans-Saharan trade network. Researchers studying green stone beads across the Sahara have traced trade routes through caravan towns like Tegdaoust and Koumbi Saleh in southern Mauritania, which connected to Arab-Berber merchant networks during the rise of West African kingdoms like Ghana. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStone Item 582\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beads","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51527367688494,"sku":null,"price":142.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2352\/4865\/files\/D30E62D5-82BF-4571-BF48-774D781B94D3.jpg?v=1782698183","url":"https:\/\/ritaokrent.com\/products\/deep-green-ancient-serpentine-stone-beads-from-mauritania-rita-okrent-collection-s582","provider":"Rita Okrent Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}