Antique Conical Shape Kiffa Bead scapolite stamped coin silver pendant from

stamped coin silver pendant from India

Highly polished brass that almost resembles gold

Graduated sizes

This is a nice and heavy heavy lost wax cast bronze bead with concentric spirals and open cut-outs

Cool circular mixed metal pendant (primarily brass)) from the Tuareg people of Northwestern Africa

Antique Conical Shape Kiffa Bead scapolite stamped coin silver pendant fromThis very cool and magical bead was made in Kiffa, Mauritania. It is very old and was made as a female fertility charm, mainly by women artists. Historically, Kiffa beads are very important as its ancient technique (dating to 1000 years ago) made it of the oldest glass bead making processes in Africa, which was purely African in origin. This conical shaped bead is around 200 years old, possibly older; 9. 5mm tall x 12mm wide with a small 1mm hole. For