3 Ancient Serpentine Beads from West Africa VB_0498_B
3 ancient dark green Serpentine beads from Mauritania.
Serpentine has been highly prized in West Africa since antiquity, so much so that it is sold by weight like gold.
20-27mm in length and 8-14mm in diameter.
Hole size: 5-7mm
Weight 19g
Weights and sizes are approximate.
The beads are in good ancient condition. Please see photos for detail.
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COLORS: Our photos are taken in different lighting in an attempt to show how beads look in different lighting conditions. We make every effort to show colors as accurately as possible. The white background photos are taken in daylight conditions. The black background photos are taken in the strong lab light and would be representative of what they would look like in the evening electric light. Some of the photos are backlit to emphasize their translucency. Note that monitor settings strongly affect the way the colors look. What you see on your monitor may differ from what you see with the naked eye depending on your monitor settings.
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