MY MOST BEAUTIFUL NEOLITHIC AMAZONITE BEAD SCULPTED FROM AN AQUA COLORED FELDSPARIC STONE....  .. .  THIS PENDANT SHAPED BEAD IS VERY DENSE WITH A DEEP AQUA COLOR. THE STONE IS MOST LIKELY A SURFACE FOUND FELDSPARIC MINERAL. I CALL THESE AMAZONITE BEADS '' CAVEMAN BEADS '' SINCE I BELIEVE THESE MAY BE SOME OF  MY MOST ANCIENT BEADS IN MY COLLECTION. THIS BEAD IS FROM FROM THE SUB-SAHARA  AND/OR OTHER AREAS NORTH OF THE NIGER RIVER VALLEY [ RECENT ARCHAEO.STUDIES ]. EXCELLANT BEAD HOLE AND WEAR PATINA. PLEASE SEE *** BELOW FOR EBAY,PAYPAL, POSTAL AND TRACKING INFORMATION MY AUCTIONS. THE BEAD ARTIFACT HAS AMAZING BEAD HOLE WEAR WHICH TRULY VALIDATES IT'S ANTIQUITY. ZERO  [ O ] FEEDBACK EBAY MEMBERS MUST GET MY EMAIL PERMISSION PRIOR TO ENGAGING IN ANY OF MY AUCTIONS. THIS BEAD IS NOT SERPENTINE EVEN THOUGH THE COLOR IS SO SATURATED. IT SCRATCHES GLASS WITH EASE WHILE SERPENTINE CAN NOT SCRATCH GLASS AT ALL !!! INTERNATIONAL BUYERS WITH COMBINED SALES OF 300$ USA OR MORE [ PER MAILING ] AND DOMESTIC BUYERS WITH COMBINED SALES OF 100$ OR MORE [PER MAILING ] DO NOT HAVE TO PAY ANY POSTAGE OR TRACKING FEES !!! I HOPE SOMEONE CAN GET ME SOME MORE PUBLISHED INFORMATION ABOUT THESE TYPES OF BEADS. DUE TO POLITICAL AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROBLEMS OF THE MALI REGION WE MAY NOT SEE BEADS LIKE THIS IN THE NEAR FUTURE. I HAVE SO MANY UNANSWERED QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE BEADS. MAINLY IT IS ABOUT THEIR SHAPE AND WHERE THE VERY GREEN STONE CAME FROM. TODAY'S MINED AMAZONITE LOOKS NOTHING LIKE THESE LARGE AND VIGOROUS ARTIFACTS.