We offer the following beads for those people who are skilled in repair or who do not require first quality beads for their creations These
collections contain beads with small chips, misshapes or excess wear, which are not suitable to be offered as first quality single beads, but are beautiful nevertheless.
Ancient Islamic glass.. small chips and some wear from their 900+ years of age. 5 ins / 12 mm strand length Centre bead 18 x 9 mm D266 £38 Sold
Ancient blue glass .. beautifully coloured but chipped and showing the surface erosion from centuries beneath the ground. They were found in the same place as many ancient Islamic and Roman beads and
are very old. 7 ins / 18 mm strand length Largest bead 19 x 12 mm D270 £32
Modern Spindle Whorls produced in Mali in the fashion of Whorls produced and used as weights when spinning cotton - over 1000 years ago. Slight wear at the hole ends. Strand length 12 ins / 30 cm
Beads 28 x 31 to 32 x 33 mm mcw 236-09 £22 Sold
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Ancient and Modern Spindle Whorls
Venetian Millefiore with very small end chips 3 ins / 9 mm strand length Centre bead 15 x 9 mm D295 £18
