Sonderangebot - 250 Perlen aus dem Neolithikum
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Object number
AR1654
| Object: | Beads from the neolithic Ounjougou culture You are buying 250 beads from the group shown below. |
| Material: | Varieties of stone. |
| Dimensions: | 5mm to 15mm in diameter, 1mm to 20mm thickness or length, resp. |
| Period: | Approx. 5000 BC to 3000 BC. Neolithic period. Possibly some beads from the Copper and Bronze Age. |
| Condition: | Fine condition. Some small chips, but no broken beads. |
| Description | Hand-made beads, typical style for Africa some millenia BC. Most are polished and round with a central drillign hole. These are interesting but well-affordable pieces for experienced and novice collectors alike. You are looking at examples for early jewellery and possibly pre-coin currency. The beads are also ideal for making a wearable necklace. |
| Provenance: | Finds from Northern Africa, Western Sahara. Bought 2007 from a durch antiquities dealer. |
| References: | Cf. C. E. Klenkler, Sahara. Prähistorische Artefakte 2, pages 86 and 87. Cf. Dubin, History of beads, page 31, type 9. |
| Literature: | Lois Sherr Dubin, Alle Perlen dieser Welt. Eine Kulturgeschichte des Perlenschmucks. Dumont (1997). John and Ruth Picard, Chevron and Nueva Cadiz Beads Volume 7, Beads from the West African Trade. |
| Authenticity: | Authenticity is guaranteed. We give a lifetime return option on authenticity for all our artefacts. |