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The use wear experiments showed that the Boodie Cave beads were strung with their narrower apical ends and wide ends alternating against each other, rather than nested in concatenated style as seen in historical examples.

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December 16, 2024 at 8:13 AM
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Free access paper can be bound here doi.org/10.1080/0312...

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Late Pleistocene scaphopod beads from Boodie Cave and deep time traditions of personal ornamentation in northwest Australia
Tubular segments of Scaphopoda (tusk shell) were traditionally used by Aboriginal peoples in the manufacture of ornate bead necklaces across northwest Australia. Twenty-seven scaphopod shell beads ...
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November 23, 2024 at 2:27 AM
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Neo-Babylonian hematite bead, dated circa 8th to 7th century BCE

The 2cm long bead is carved In the form of a frog with bulging eyes and has a hand drilled horizontal hole for threading

Sold at auction by Christies, December 2014

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Neo-Babylonian hematite bead, dated circa 8th to 7th century BCE The 2cm long bead is carved In the form of a frog with bulging eyes and has a hand drilled horizontal hole for threading
March 20, 2026 at 4:24 PM
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Sumerian lapis lazuli & gold bead necklace, dated circa late 3rdC to early 2ndC BCE

The necklace measures 50.8 cm long & was sold at auction by Christies in December 2014

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Sumerian lapis lazuli and gold bead necklace, dated circa late 3rd to early 2nd millennium BCE Composed of twenty-seven ribbed melon-shaped lapis lazuli beads, interspersed with smaller gold melon beads; restrung with a modern hook and loop closure The necklace measures 50.8 cm long and was sold at auction by Christies in December 2014
March 18, 2026 at 11:10 PM
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Roman mosaic glass bead necklace, dated circa 1st Century CE

The necklace measures 82cm long and has been restrung with a modern hook-and-loop closure

Sold at auction by Christies, December 2007

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Roman mosaic glass bead necklace, dated circa 1st Century CE Composed of thirty-two beads in bright colours ~ spherical, disc-shaped, rectangular and drop-shaped, seventeen with faces, three encircled by lotus flowers, two with petalled flowers, two with Nilotic birds in profile, one millefiori bead, and eight with geometric designs, on a green, white, red or blue ground, interspersed with rectangular opaque orange glass beads and small, spherical blue and white millefiori beads The necklace measures 82cm long and has been restrung with a modern hook-and-loop closure Sold at auction by Christies, December 2007
February 27, 2026 at 12:22 AM
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Sumerian gold earring with faience and lapis-lazuli beads

Dated to the late 4th millenium BCE, Ur

Sold at auction through Invaluable at the Hôtel des Ventes de Monte-Carlo,
July 17, 2022

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Sumerian gold earring with faience and lapis-lazuli beads Dated to the late 4th millenium BCE, Ur Sold at auction through Invaluable at the Hôtel des Ventes de Monte-Carlo, July 17, 2022
January 22, 2026 at 9:47 PM
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Sunday Beady Eye Candy : Neolithic Beads from China

from a selection pinned with provenance to our Sweepings board on Pinterest

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Sunday Beady Eye Candy : Neolithic Beads from China from a selection pinned with provenance to our Sweepings board on Pinterest, tap the Linktree in our profile or the link in-post
January 18, 2026 at 4:53 PM
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Sunday Beady Eye Candy : Ancient Carved Carnelian

from a selection pinned with provenance to our Sweepings board on Pinterest

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Sunday Beady Eye Candy : Ancient Carved Carnelian from a selection pinned with provenance to our Sweepings board on Pinterest, tap the Linktree in our profile or the link in-post
October 26, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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26cm string of faience glass leaf beads from the Egyptian New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, during the reign of Amenhotep III, 1390–1352 BCE

Excavated by the Museum of Modern Art expedition, 1910–11 CE, Palace of Amenhotep III, Malqata, Thebes, Upper Egypt.

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26cm string of faience glass leaf beads from the Egyptian New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, during the reign of Amenhotep III, 1390–1352 BCE Excavated by the Museum of Modern Art expedition, 1910–11 CE, Palace of Amenhotep III, Malqata, Thebes, Upper Egypt. Acquisition Number 11.215.345, Rogers Fund #BeadSocietyGB #Beads #HistoryOfBeads #FaienceGlassBeads #LeafBeads #AncientEgypt #AncientBeads
October 23, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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Sunday Beady Eye Candy ~ Parthian Agate Beads from Ancient Rome

pinned with provenance to our Sweepings board on Pinterest

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Sunday Beady Eye Candy ~ Parthian Agate Beads from Ancient Rome pinned with provenance to our Sweepings board on Pinterest, tap the Linktree in our profile or the link in-post #SundayBeadyEyeCandy #BeadyEyeCandy #BeadSocietyGB #Beads #HistoryOfBeads #AncientBeads #AncientRome #Parthia #AgateBeads #BeadedSky
August 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Collection of Sumerian lapis lazuli beads from Mesopotamia, dated circa late 3rd Millennium BCE and later

Sold at auction by Bonhams, May 2003, London

Source : photo and text : bonhams.com

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Collection of Sumerian lapis lazuli beads from Mesopotamia, dated circa late 3rd Millennium BCE and later Sold at auction by Bonhams, May 2003, London Source : photo and text : bonhams.com
December 19, 2024 at 2:10 PM
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Before coins or writing, humans wore shells. Discover the 75,000-year-old beads that marked identity, status, and belonging.
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The World’s Oldest Adornment - Dear June Collectibles
Long before written language, coins, or organized trade networks, humans were stringing beads. Its history stretches back thousands of years.
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October 1, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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Euripides' Medea is tearing all the feels out of me this week. And then I happen upon this stunning necklace.

#Colchis #AncientBeads
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Gold #turtle necklace
Vani, Kingdom of Colchis (modern-day Georgia), c.450 BCE
Georgian National Museum, Tbilisi
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(31 turtles total!)
“This stunning necklace was discovered at a site known as Vani, which is located in Georgia (the country, not the state). Ancient Vani once served as the religious and administrative center for the Kingdom of Colchis; as I've previously discussed, Colchis was also known as the homeland of the fabled Golden Fleece, and the Colchians themselves were famous for their skills in goldsmithing. The turtle pendants on this necklace are all decorated with ornate filigree and granulation patterns. The eyes of the 30 smaller turtles were originally made with glass inlay, while the eyes of the largest turtle (seen in the center) were made from drops of gold.” “This necklace is unique because of the zoomorphic depiction that it presents. Among the known examples of goldsmithing from antiquity, the depiction of a turtle is not attested anywhere other than the Vani necklace.  The local origin of the necklace is primarily indicated by the stylistic unity of the pendants with other examples of Colchian goldsmithing. It should be noted that the land turtle depicted on the pendants was widespread in Colchis.” composite image of three photos of the gold turtle necklace on black background: 2 closeups of the turtle beads, and 1 full view of the whole necklace (same as previous photo)
March 1, 2026 at 12:17 AM
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As a beader, I'm always enchanted by the deep history of the craft. #beads #ancientbeads

I also find the challenge of interpretation interesting as evidenced by the original understanding of the piece here bit.ly/4prnvkb
January 9, 2026 at 10:31 AM
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LBV Magazine: "The Mystery of the Women Buried Simultaneously with More Than 270,000 Beads Made from Seashells, Stone, and Bone 4,900 Years Ago In the southwest of Spain"

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The Mystery of the Women Buried Simultaneously with More Than 270,000 Beads Made from Seashells, Stone, and Bone 4,900 Years Ago In the southwest of Spain, at the Montelirio tholos burial site (built…
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January 31, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Ceramic art and sketches, previous work

#Ceramics #Pottery #CeramicArt #Clay #Ceramic #HandMade
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December 18, 2024 at 2:10 PM
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A bunch of my handmade beads, high-fired stoneware and porcelain.
Starry Road Studio.

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January 14, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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What a kiln full of beads looks like lol. There were two full shelves of these. All fired to cone 6 (2,200°F (1,200°C).

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December 19, 2024 at 4:36 AM
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Choose 20 pots or ceramic pieces that you have made. One pot per day for 20 days, in no particular order. 4/20

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December 18, 2024 at 2:05 PM