A Strand of Vintage African Trade Gray-Brown Agate Bicone and Round Beads 0112
These vintage African Trade Agate bicone beads are of a rare gray-brown color. The color of the beads ranges from gray to black to brown depending on the light, and the photos partially reflect this range of colors. There is significant variability in what the color of the beads looks like depending on the lighting conditions, but the beads range from honey brown to dark gray.
Exactly where these beads came to Africa from is not known. These may be an Idar-Oberstein production, although there is somewhat less precision in the edge cuts than Idar-Oberstein beads typically have. As most of the older Agate and carnelian beads were imported to Africa from India, these may also be old Indian imports.
The beads are generally in good condition, although some show age-appropriate nicks and chips on some beads.
The strand is approximately 21" long excluding raffia. There are 31 graduated beads. The largest bicone bead is about 21x11mm, the smallest 10 x 7mm; round beads are 10-11mm in diameter
Weights and sizes are approximate.
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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 a naked eye depending on your monitor settings.
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