I will have to come back and read the last one. Thanks for taking the time to write all of it. I know the type mine are and are different from the type you collect
My friend was very lucky when the water receded from the artificial reservoir, and it became possible to explore the land that was once hidden by the water. After a while everything was again flooded with water.
Mosaic glass lotus bead.
I century A.D. Egypt. Central band is composed of five cane sections of blue lotus (Nymphaea caerulea), - a symbolic depiction of resurrection: the lotus sinks underwater at night and re-emerges in the morning to bloom again. Height 14 mm, diameter 14 mm.