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Granulated fire-gilded drops

ID needed, please. Could they be southern Indian or Sri Lankan? The beads are smallish (about 2cm in lengths).
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  • Dear Betty; They look to me from India/Sri Lanka but I am not very sure about it. Nevertheless, they look gorgeous! With kind regards. Peter

  • Thank you, Peter. They seem to be hard to identify for sure :-)

    Kind regards, Betty

  • A great mystery, Betty. I thought they were lac beads but I see from the other photo that they seem to be hollow. Good to wear.

  • Yes, Thelma. They are hollow the filigreed caps are loose and held together by a pin. I got no further with my search for their origin...

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