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Five Early Islamic Middle Eastern Glass Beads for the African Market

Middle East (probably Egypt or Syria) for the African Market (probably Mali)
900-1200 AD

diameter: between 1.3 and 1.9cm, length: between 1.3 and 2.1cm, combined weight: 25g

private collection, Canada. The collection was carefully assembled over the last 50 years.