Set of Five Ancient Quartz Beads from Mali; Lou Zeldis Collection
Set of five ancient "bow drilled" opaque quartz bead from Djenne, Mali. Around 2,000 years old. Lou used beads of this type in many of his pieces of jewelry. Each bead is unique (see photos). This set includes a large bead (45mm diameter) which has a nice pinkish shade to it, one medium (30mm in diameter), and two smaller ones (25mm diameter), and the smallest (20mm) all with small 1.5-2mm "bow drilled" holes. These beads are sold as a set.