RARE ANTIQUE SILVER BEAD. INDIA. This is a very old Indian (Maharashtra) Silver Bead. As can be seen, there is some wear from many years of having been of being worn as beads on an anklet . These beads were both a store of value, as well as way to alert snakes to the owners presence in the fields. There has been no attempt to `clean` these beads., as there real value lies in their antiquity. These pure Silver beads were meticulously created using up to 80 individual pieces. This superb specimen weights 15.8g, it is between 19.1 -19.7 in online diameter, and is 15.2mm high. If anyone has any similar beads, or knows anything more of their provenance, I would like to hear from you ? I have added a couple of other bead images ,to show the construction of the beads.
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Product code: ANTIQUE INDIAN SILVER online Bead- Very Rare