b4-amb054-Old Mauritanian Amber bead. 25x36mm

Beautiful old Mauritanian "amber" single bead. Rondelle shaped approx. 25x36mm. These beads are highly prized and traded in Africa. These beads are highly prized and traded in Africa and are seldom pure amber or copol, but more often a blend of amber, copol, binding agents and plastics. Beads of this composition have been traded in Africa for over 100 years. This bead is one of a long strand recently purchased from an African trader.