46 Buddha bead with gold plated old silverThis is a necklace of blue and green, translucent, hexagonal bicone buddha beads interspersed with Indo Pacific beads and old Balinese gold plated silver beads. Read more about these by following this link. The bead on the tie is different but also ancient. It is similar to a bead described by I C Glover in his occasional paper, page 13 as cuboid rhombic dodecahedron imitating a natural crystal. $1250. 00

The centre piece is an old glass face bead

Ming period found in Sumba

Many stoppers

Price on application

the early settlers who called it red gold

The swallow motif symbolic of faithful love and a safe return home

unlike the modern diamond

destroyed the forests which now have to be protected

This is larger than the usual head found

The top and shutter is turned wood fastened to the body with metal

so going from the central bead is a Venetian eye bead from Borneo(18th cent)

performing ceremonies etc