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.. chipped and as tired as you would be if you were 900+ years old !! 5 ins / 12 mm strand length Centre bead 18 x 9 mm D266 £38
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
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Ancient and Modern Spindle Whorls
Ancient Amazonite .. all chipped but showing a good range of colours in this much sought-after stone 3 ins / 8 mm strand length Largest bead 19 x 15 mm D271 £8
