VARIOUS ANCIENT BEADS

Ashokas wheel
  
19 * 18 * 5 mm
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The eightfold teachings of the Buddha's first preaching in Sarnath
Note that this very rare bead has two holes.


Ancient Lapis Lazuli beads


      8 * 6 * 4 mm         Collar beads             14 * 7 * 4 mm               


20 * 10 * 9 mm       20 * 8 mm     
Tubular beads

 

30 * 14 * 10 mm
Bicone shaped bead




22 * 10 mm
Bicone bead


17 * 9 * 7 mm


18 * 10 mm





21 * 18 * 14 mm




14 * 11 * 9 mm



14 * 10 * 10 mm




9 * 8 mm
Mellon shaped bead



18 * 6 * 5 mm
Pendant bead



Largest piece: 9 * 5 mm - Smallest piece: 6 * 5 mm 
Ancient Lapis Lazuli Beads - 


Feriod: From 3000 BC up to 1000 AD


Ropar - Bank of Sutley River - Punjab - India
Amadalpur - Haryana - India
 The Akbar or Babaghoria bead

37 * 27 * 3 mm
 
This is not an ancient bead.
This wonderful lapiz lazuli pendant bead is 'only' around 400 years old.
The great Mogul Emperor Akbar made coins in this shape in the 16th century,
and since then this shape has become synonymos with Akbars great reign.
Akbar was together with the Buddhist King Ashoka the greatest King India ever had.
 
According to bead researcher Peter Franscis the shape of this pendant is named after
the patron Saint of Indian agate industry, Baba Ghor.
Baba Ghor died in the late 15th century.

Very large round tabular beads


28 * 6 mm                                              23 * 5 mm

Ancient Torquoise Beads
 


Largest piece: 18 * 9 * 6mm - Smallest piece: 7 * 4 mm 





Ancient Green Jasper Beads

Largest piece: 16 * 10mm - Smallest piece: 10 * 5 mm 
Period: From Indus Valley Culture 3000-1500 BC to 1000 AD
Origin: Greater India





 Ancient Jet Stone Beads

 

 Jet Stone Beads  -  26 * 16 mm (big piece)

 
Period: Indus Culture 3000 - 1500 BC  to 1000 AD
Origin: Larger India (Now Afghanistan)



 

25 * 6 mm camel jasper




 

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