Old blue glass beadsBeautiful blue glass beads from Sumba Island, Eastern Indonesia. A strand of large blue glass beads bought from a weaving family in Kaliuda, East Sumba. This necklace was worn during traditional Merapu ceremonies accompanied by superb Ikat textiles and antique gold jewellery . This strand measures 74 cm 28. 5 inches long 54cm 243 grams

clear topaz and dolomite crystal specimen is from Sakyang near Mogok in Burma

6 mm internal diameter 70 grams

This lovely big piece of fossil wood is Agathus or Aracaria species

An old nail from the iron blow railway on Mt Lyell

There are several small chips on two of the crystals

It has black potch swirls and lines with colour radiating through

Burmese jadeite carving of a sacred mushroom of longevity and a dragon

Necklet 12 wide x 11

2cm length x 2

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5cm across

Length 40mm from top of bail