Strand of Ultra-Rare Antique Kiffa Beads wire and the pearls range from

and the pearls range from 6mm to 12mm diameter

sold separately not as pairs or sets

circa early 1940s

2000+ years old Roman glass eye bead

measures 24mm diameter

Strand of Ultra-Rare Antique Kiffa Beads wire and the pearls range from30" strand of very cool and magical antique beads 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 it is an ancient technique (dating to 1000 years ago) which makes it one of the oldest glass bead making processes in Africa (which was purely African in origin). The 105 beads on this strand are around 150 200 years old, possibly older. This