High quality natural Lapis and Turquoise, tiny beads: 1.5mm or smaller diameter with 8 tiny carnelian beads
16-inch strands of Afghan stone beads silver S-hook clasp
The labor to make these beads is almost unimaginable, but I've met, and seen the guys who make them at work, under very primitive conditions. For example their drill was powered by a man peddling bicycle!
In fact these beads were commissioned by an archeologist interested to learn how similar beads were made in Ancient India and Pakistan, and simultaneously hoping to disrupt the market for ancient beads looted from archeological sites.
These were bought nearly 20 years ago, similar strands are still available, but none this tiny.
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