For a limited time, it's 150,000 yen, a 100,000 yen discount. Even so, it's still quite expensive considering what it is. Further discounts for bulk purchases. This is a strand of thousand-year-old trade beads, Islamic beads. The translucent blue beads are called Djenné blue, and were possibly made in Djenné, the capital of the Mali Empire at the time. Djenné is located on the south side of the Sahara Desert. In addition to plain Djenné blue beads, there are many Djenné blue eye beads (with eye patterns). There are also several rare translucent green beads. Besides those, there are small, but typical, white and black Islamic beads. Some still have soil on them, and some are starting to silver, so it's thought that these include beads that were unearthed, so-called Mali excavation beads. Some shops claim the blue beads are Roman glass, but the current consensus is that they are Islamic beads, not Roman. This strand is completely for collectors. I don't think anyone else would be interested. Collection Number: Islam-blue1 Discounts are available for bulk purchases. 20% off when purchasing 2 to 5 items simultaneously. 30% off when purchasing 6 or more items simultaneously. Please use the bulk purchase feature. Any combination of items is eligible, regardless of price. It's a good deal to combine expensive items with inexpensive ones.