Antique Clear & White Crumb Venetian Glass Necklace vintage bugle beads 100+ year old silver amulet

100+ year old silver amulet from Northern India featuring the possible likenesses of the goddesses Chamunda and Chotila Devi (forms of Goddess Shakti [Parvati] worshipped mainly in certain regions of Gujarat)

Brass beads made of two halves soldered (copper-zinc) together

These make a very cool spacer

with silver center in place of a stone

For more information check out issue #36 of Ornament Magazine has an article on the history of Kiffa Beads

Antique Clear & White Crumb Venetian Glass Necklace vintage bugle beads 100+ year old silver amulet15" Venetian glass necklace, double strand with adjustable length, quite short. 1950's with clear and white crumb surface, a wonderful texture! Unique lamp work details. Clear glass, with clear 10 seed bead in between each bead, connected to a 2 strand one link, hook clasp connects between 6 wired beads at the back. Classic! . A choker length, highly collectible!