Ancient Large Glass Roman Eye Bead Coptic Cross Large-size Kualia Shells from Papua

Large-size Kualia Shells from Papua New Guinea

Ornate floral repossée and an engraving on the front which reads (I believe): "H

One-of-a-kind and very unique

These are quite uniform in size

A striking design

Ancient Large Glass Roman Eye Bead Coptic Cross Large-size Kualia Shells from PapuaBeautiful 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