Vintage strand of Himalayan coral, graduated barrel shapes
Largest 13x14mm, smallest 7x5mm
Himalayan coral in recent times comes from the Red Sea via India and Nepal or from Japan, although Marco Polo attested to the use of Italian coral in Tibet during the 13th century where he reported it was "in great demand and fetches high prices" Not much has changed there.
Since they have some white inclusions it's likely these are from Japan.
Valued worldwide by humans for over 10,000 years, coral was treasured by ancient Egyptians and other Africans, Indians, Greeks and Romans as well as Celtic tribes of northern Europe, Tibetans, Chinese, and North American Indians.
Protect Coral from abrasion, heat, perspiration and cosmetics which can fade the color. Clean with soap and water only, no steam cleaning.
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