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Description : Western Europe, Bohemia & Venice, West Africa, Mali, Ghana, Nigeria, Benin, ca. 19th to mid-20th century CE. An attractive pair of red glass, brass, and stone European trade and African made beads, all strung as wearable necklaces in modern times. The single strand necklace has red ovoid or colodonte beads separated by jasper flower spacer beads and 3 brass spheres near the center of the strand, all arranged on a wire with a lobster clasp. Colodonte beads are often found in West Africa and resemble bird eggs or tomatoes- and are sometimes called tomato beads. The other necklace is made of 3 cotton strands threaded with dozens of ovoid Venetian glass beads, colored to resemble coral. Size (single strand necklace): 14.75 L (37.5 cm), (largest bead): 0.6 L x 0.5 W (1.5 cm x 1.3 cm), (multi-strand necklace): 15.75 L (40 cm), (beads): 0.25 L x 0.125 W (0.6 cm x 0.3 cm) Provenance: private Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA collection, ex-Dr. David Harner collection, Springdale, Arkansas, USA, acquired between the 1950s and 1960s All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #170420
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