Ancient Glass Bead Necklace Sumba island ikat 5cm x 7mm x 3mm

5cm x 7mm x 3mm

Wonderful blocky shape topaz crystal from Mogok in Northern Burma

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These beads show obvious signs of wear and a patina from generations of wear yet are larger than the antique pumtek beads i have had from Chin state so they are an enigma

Topaz is both hard (8 on Mohs scale) and has a high dispersion making it sparkle like a true diamond

Ancient Glass Bead Necklace Sumba island ikat 5cm x 7mm x 3mmThe white beads on this beautiful necklace were found on Sumba island in Nusa Tengarra, eastern Indonesia. Sumba has one of the worlds last megalithic cultures, and only came out of head hunting in the 1970s. these beads were once important family heirlooms ,but have been in the ground for a very long time. some would be thousands of years old,although white,once many would have been coloured but they have oxidised in the ground . If only these beads