I appreciate your thoughts on these. I'm somewhat familiar with Afghanistan/Bactria, but will do some more research. I really have/had no idea if these were indeed even old, but I try to buy my pieces based on how much I like them, rather than if they are legitimately from a certain period. That way I can't be too disappointed if I've been taken advantage of. Nobody else bid on these, so I was curious, so try to find out more. They do look like they have some age, but I've learned enough from beadcollector to know how wrong we can all be sometimes. Thanks for your help. Lynne