finely carved and smoothed on both sides. Beads such as this example were often made with the same techniques employed to create stone weapons and tools - flaking or rough grinding on abrasive blocks. Final shaping and polishing was done with abrasives made of flint chips, sands or clay slurry.
For a related example see Dublin, L "A History of Beads" (1987) Timeline of Bead History p112 #315.
Condition: The bead is intact and in very good condition overall. A rare and fine example.
Dimensions: Width: 2.8cm (1 1/8 inches)
Provenance: Private NY collection
