Ancient Large Glass Roman Eye Bead morocco A fair-trade product

A fair-trade product

These are a medium size rudraksha

1960s hand-carved needle case made in Indonesia from local bamboo

26 beads on the strand

Beautiful hand-made

Ancient Large Glass Roman Eye Bead morocco A fair-trade productBeautiful ancient, 2000+ years old Roman glass eye bead, excavated in Djenne, Mali, West Africa. This bead and others like it have long been traded along the Sahara trade route, The Silk Road. Condition is very good, but see photos for missing 2 eyes. Other than that, the bead is a beauty! Size is quite large, and there are13 "eyes". Nice two tone blues with concentric circles around white eyes. Core is dark blue. Hole is about 3mm. 14mm diameter x