Ancient Roman Glass Bicones, Afghanistan Nigeria Hand woven ratan jewelry component

Hand woven ratan jewelry component pieces which the late Lou Zeldis used in many of his designs

odd Venetian-made blue glass "eye" bead from the late 1800s

holes for both approx

75-100 years old

Navajo 1980's best guess

Ancient Roman Glass Bicones, Afghanistan Nigeria Hand woven ratan jewelry component16" strand of ancient Roman period glass pieces cut and drilled into beads recently. Over 2000 year old glass from various excavations along the ancient Silk Road in Afghanistan. Chunky faceted bicone shapes, slightly graduated sizes averaging 12 16mm long with light green serpentine jade saucer spacers inbetween. Wonderful as it is, or use in your own jewelry projects. Nice range of colors, coke bottle greens, jonquil, and teals. This ancient glass