INDONESIA JAVA “Indo-Pacific” beads circa 100-1500 AD
$15.00
INDONESIA, JAVA, beads, circa 100-1500 AD, Indo-Pacific type, brick red, glass paste, approximately 50cm string, beads are approximately 3-5×2-4mm, approximately 120 beads, crude XF
8 in stock
SKU: 2304171158 Categories: Antiquities, Other Stuff
Description
Beads were extensively used as quasi-money in ancient and medieval Indonesia.
Over the decades I’ve been selling collectibles my market has been about 97% coins, 2% paper money, 1% everything else.