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<p>[QUOTE="Soki, post: 6895875, member: 79556"]Hi guys,</p><p><br /></p><p>here comes the denouement, I‘ll quote Jamey Allen alias The Beadman:</p><p><br /></p><p>„Hello Simon. This is a European trade bead that is less than 200 years old. They are most-often seen in Asia, and particularly Central Asia (Afghanistan, Iran, and the region). In those contexts the beads are fervently believed to be "ancient." I have exposed that these are trade beads multiple times—including my paper on Misrepresentation for the Istanbul Conference in 2007. The beads have been variously called "Phoenician," "Roman," "Islamic," etc., etc. (A LOT of time to cover, mistakenly.) I refer to these beads, simply as "agate-glass." The best proof that they are trade beads is the fact that they are lampworked (!). The glass itself is easily compared to Venetian and Central European artifacts, that were made to imitate banded agate vessels and products. There are certainly ancient versions of glass imitations of banded agates (and other stones). But not these beads. I will show you a past dialogue. By the way, the Chinese made similar beads in the 20th C., and there are new Javanese interpretations—some of which are very good-looking.“</p><p><br /></p><p>At least it‘s a quality handmade and antique piece<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Have a nice weekend,</p><p>Simon[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Soki, post: 6895875, member: 79556"]Hi guys, here comes the denouement, I‘ll quote Jamey Allen alias The Beadman: „Hello Simon. This is a European trade bead that is less than 200 years old. They are most-often seen in Asia, and particularly Central Asia (Afghanistan, Iran, and the region). In those contexts the beads are fervently believed to be "ancient." I have exposed that these are trade beads multiple times—including my paper on Misrepresentation for the Istanbul Conference in 2007. The beads have been variously called "Phoenician," "Roman," "Islamic," etc., etc. (A LOT of time to cover, mistakenly.) I refer to these beads, simply as "agate-glass." The best proof that they are trade beads is the fact that they are lampworked (!). The glass itself is easily compared to Venetian and Central European artifacts, that were made to imitate banded agate vessels and products. There are certainly ancient versions of glass imitations of banded agates (and other stones). But not these beads. I will show you a past dialogue. By the way, the Chinese made similar beads in the 20th C., and there are new Javanese interpretations—some of which are very good-looking.“ At least it‘s a quality handmade and antique piece;) Have a nice weekend, Simon[/QUOTE]
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