"The husband of the frail that lost the jade beads, naturally."

The skeleton was covered with jade beads, carved shells and other jewelry.

The jade beads had a great provenance, but $2 million!

The Maya placed jade beads in the mouth of the dead.

It would take many hours of work to create even a single jade bead.

The front teeth were inset with jade beads, another mark of nobility.

The symbol for water is a jade bead, since both are green and precious.

Some of the jade beads had been carved to represent human and parrot faces.

Also underneath each stone disc was a large tubular jade bead.

The average price for an opera-length (36 inches) strand of matching white jade beads is $125.