Very Old Black and White Diamond-Shaped Flat Slate Beads, Egypt - Rita Okrent Collection (AN186b) roman glass Vintage mixed brass and coin

Vintage mixed brass and coin silver spacers

This handmade antique bronze pendant would have been used as an embellishment sewn on clothing as a protective talisman

Rita traveled to China when it first opened up in the late 1970's and again in the mid-1980's and picked up many wonderful items during those trips

Ancient beads

Purchased in the early 1990's

Very Old Black and White Diamond-Shaped Flat Slate Beads, Egypt - Rita Okrent Collection (AN186b) roman glass Vintage mixed brass and coinVery Old Black and White Diamond Shaped Flat Slate Beads, Egypt. An unusual and interesting strand of beads. Likely to be at least 1000 years old. 62 beads. Mostly diamond shaped but some triangles and squares. 8 beads have significant damage, other beads have wear but are in good condition. Rita purchased this strand in Cairo in the 1980's and intended to use it for her own designs. Antiquity Item 186b