Strand of Vaseline Glass Beads ainop Georgiadou

Georgiadou

motivated by compassion

The decorative motifs often included negative painting

while the broad shoulders and long bent arms frame the forward-projecting abdomen with a prominent navel—an emblem of vitality and continuity

Strand of Vaseline Glass Beads ainop GeorgiadouEarly to late 19th century, Ghana, West Africa Exceptional strand of rare antique vaseline glass beads, originally produced in Bohemia (Czechoslovakia), displaying a beautiful seafoam green hue. Now restrung on modern cord. Vaseline beads are characterized by their translucent green or jonquil tones, created through the addition of uranium salts to the glass mixture; under ultraviolet light they fluoresce a vivid green. Their distinctive faceted