A digital archive showcasing the extensive collection of jewellery and adornment images shared on the former Ethnic Jewels Ning site over the years. These images have significantly enriched discussions on cultural adornment and its global dispersion.
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What is the "lining" made of? So beautiful is the inside and on a necklace it will never been seen, like with some Yemeni beads.
The bead end and lining is made with gilt copper and then there is also silver as an edging. I believe this bead to be quite old. If you look at old photos of the high llamas with large beads on , some of these are ivory, some are amber.. they are very old as per writings about these jewels, which were kept in the Palace. Some as early as 13th -14th c I have a feeling this is 17th or 18th c but it's possible that it's older.
Impressing, Linda! Lucky to have such a bead!