Old carved opaque carnelian agate melon beads. Strand of 10. Nepal. B4-car428 21x16mm Measure 2" from top of

Measure 2" from top of earwire and

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Old carved opaque carnelian agate melon beads. Strand of 10. Nepal. B4-car428 21x16mm Measure 2" from top ofAntique opaque carved carnelian agate melon beads in a graduated strand of 10. the beads are 13mm to 22. 5mm hole to hole. Holes vary from 0. 7mm to 2. 5mm. These were originally purchased in Nepal by a collector in the 1970s but they appear much older. The carnelian probably originated in India.