Antique Mauritania Amber Bead Necklace Prayer Scroll Green and White stripes on

Green and White stripes on a flattened oval shaped bead

made in Israel and heavily traded in the Sudan region

They are now very scarce

Some of these beads are chipped (and one is cracked in half - see photos) and have a rather comprehensive mottled pattern and finish from hundreds of years of wear

and the back is very smooth and flat

Antique Mauritania Amber Bead Necklace Prayer Scroll Green and White stripes on28" strand of medium round shaped beads which are over 100 years old and found in Mauritania and Niger. It is imitation (like Bakelite) amber made in Germany from plant resin. Average size of these rare beads is 25mm diameter x 14mm thick; stringing hole is approximately 1. 5 2mm. This beads have an great sub surface passages.