image13.gif (991 bytes) Egyptian?  Islamic?   Venetian? 300 BC-1700 AD.)

(to see close-up click on the thumb-nails)

 

           mos31ba.jpg (2242 bytes)               

 

       

ary25a.jpg (3290 bytes)             ary24a.jpg (3527 bytes)

      mos33a.jpg (3797 bytes) 

  arant3a.jpg (3545 bytes)      arant1a.jpg (3350 bytes)  arant4a.jpg (4370 bytes)

 

Mille fiori

All beads are coreless and have irregular tapered perforations indicating  early manufacturing methods. The tabular bead in the centre has no core either and is extremely thin.

nkmila.jpg (13287 bytes)                                    mil08a.jpg (38313 bytes)

    mil05a.jpg (4789 bytes)  mil07a.jpg (3275 bytes)   mil03a.jpg (4574 bytes)  mil04a.jpg (3929 bytes) 

mil02a.jpg (4030 bytes)   mil10a.jpg (3583 bytes)    mil06a.jpg (3922 bytes)    mil09a.jpg (4030 bytes)    mil01a.jpg (3991 bytes)

 

Faience Melon Beads

cerml01a.jpg (3403 bytes)  cerml03a.jpg (3241 bytes)    cerml02a.jpg (3144 bytes)  cerml04a.jpg (3351 bytes)

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Last revised 26.04.98