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  ann January 10, 2014 at 10:10pm

  I bought these beads as "vintage" Jatim glass beads, but they look very new to me.  Does anyone know if they are being reproduced today?   The word Jatim comes from Java+Timor and these glass "millefiori" beads have been being made for hundreds of years.
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  Ethnic Embellishments January 11, 2014 at 3:03am

  Nice to see these.  They even remind me of some modern beads done in Fimo clay.  Were the ancient beads used in their place of manufacture, traded out or both?
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  ann January 11, 2014 at 5:33am

  Hi Hillary, yes they are rather like polymer clay - they make some wonderful polymer beads these days.   I assume the ancient Jatim beads were traded and worn locally and know some have been found in Pakistan, like everything these days, its all so global, but wonder if they are still being produced at all?

  Maybe you will find some at the Tucson show and ask someone in the know.  I imagine they might be expensive.
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  Akkie January 11, 2014 at 8:30am

  @Ann, nowadays i see here many replicas of the old glass beads. They are also made in Indonesia.If you want you can see www.beadbrothers.nl
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  ann January 11, 2014 at 11:28am

  Akkie I just looked at beadbrothers.nl beads - yes they are being made and cheaper than I bought them for.  Thanks for that!