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Khmer shell and glass beads
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Pre 1492 item# 640821 (stock#1516)
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$170.USD/$1300.HKD
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Mixed string of very old beads from Cambodia. The shell beads are polished and are consistent with Southeast Asian late Bronze to Early Iron Age, dating of 100-500 CE , the transparent glass beads are the same shape and technique of manufacture as Chinese opaque glass beads traded to the Khmer Empire circa 11th 12th CE. A very nice collection and may be worn “as is”. Total length 64cm/25in.
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Pre Khmer cylindrical bead
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Pre AD 1000 item# 524629 (stock#1269)
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Striking banded agate bead from Cambodia, 5th-9th CE. Broken in the middle with contemporary” lost wax cast” silver repair. This may be hung on a chain and wore as a pendant- the hole through the bead is unobstructed, in case you want to run a string through it. Unusually long at L: 9.4cm/3.6in. Just think of the time and effort to shape a hardstone like this and drill it by hand!
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Antique Cambodian Glass Beads
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Pre 1492 item# 418057 (stock#0880)
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Assemblage of antique glass beads from Cambodia. It is difficult to give an exact date on these but I am confident that they are at least over 700 years old as similar six lobed “pumpkin” beads are documented in the Simon Kwan book on Early Chinese Glass as being manufactured in China during the Yuan Dynasty although I really cannot say for certainty that they are of Chinese origin. Anyway these are lovely set; please note the enlargements to appreciate the true beauty, as the main ph ...click for details
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Khmer Agate Bead
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Pre 1492 item# 373259 (stock#0766)
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Khmer tapered tubular agate bead with gold and clear band in the center. This piece is particularly hard to photograph and is much nicer in person than the photos would indicate. There are no visible cracks or inclusions but one original shallow chip on the lighter half of the bead where it fits into the gold. 8.2cm/3.1 in length.
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Pre Khmer Agate Bead
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Pre AD 1000 item# 295027 (stock#0552)
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Very long gray agate/chalcedony cylinder bead, circa 2nd century AD excavated in Cambodia. This piece is very difficult to photograph to show it to its best advantage as it has a subtle “chiaroscuro” quality when viewed through light. There is chipping at both ends, it was bored both sides where the holes met in the middle. At 9.5cm/3.8in length it is extremely rare to find a bead like this unbroken.
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