Morfia
The earliest of the Islamic Fustat Fused Rod beads - approximately 1100 years old

Pictures of some classically beautiful Morfia and other rare beads collected in Mauritania, which were offered for sale by their dealer-owner in the Summer of 2001.
These strands are better displayed in our Bead Pictures and are shown here for Reference Only. However we have obtained some of these rare and ancient Morfia single beads ... of very good quality ... which are for sale on the next page.