Pre-Islamic Glass Bead, Brown & White boxwood Puffy 8mmx8mm triangles in creamy

Puffy 8mmx8mm triangles in creamy soft oranges

9mm tall x 13mm wide with a small 1mm hole

Average thickness or width is 3mm

the ones at the top of the strand do show a lot of wear and tear

Beads are unsigned

Pre-Islamic Glass Bead, Brown & White boxwood Puffy 8mmx8mm triangles in creamyThis is an extremely rare glass bead, dated about 500 BC, handmade in Persia, now Iran. The excellent condition and size of this bead is unusual. There is one slight chip at bottom (2nd photo). Highly collectible and rare. 17mm across widest bottom diameter x 13mm tall, cone shaped brick red bead with drizzled white glass embellishments, with 5mm hole. Beautiful!