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Short Strand of 17 Ancient Amazonite and Serpentine Stone Beads from Mauritania - Rita Okrent Collection (S573b)

RARE FIND: only one in our inventory

 17 ancient amazonite beads from Mauritania - a mix of tubes and discs.

Provenance: Mauritania. Amazonite and Serpentine have 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: 10-24 mm diameter. Weight: 42 grams.
Condition: Worn/good.

Stone Item 573b

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