Charm bracelet

From left to right:a) An antique Conus shell, carved to create a Guedra dancers hair ornament. From Mauritania circa 1900.b) An early Venetian cobalt glass feather design lampwork bead. Circa 1800.c) A vintage large Tuareg Hex bead from the Sahara. Circa 1960.d) A fine quality 5 layer Chevron bead ground from antique Venetian Cane by Glass artist Rick Rice. AGE: cane 1930's. ORIGIN: cane from Venice.e) A Venetian Aspeo chevron bead, circa 1880, and two small Tuareg hex beads circa 1980.f) A handcut Lapis bead. AGE: antique. ORIGIN: Afghanistan.g) Antique Ivory Bead (mid - late 1800s) sourced in Senegal but likely to be from further south.h) A Venetian red whiteheart bead with applied dot design (also called a skunk bead) with a Tibetan yak bone bead.i) A Venetian 6 layer chevron bead circa 1900.j) A bone bead handcarved in Jaipur India circa 1980.k) A conical drop from an antique Berber headdress circa 1930.l) A 7 layer Venetian chevron bead, circa 1580, and an aspeo cobalt striped glass bead also Venetian, circa 1850.m) A large Tuareg Hex bead, circa 1960, with two Venetian awale striped beads, circa 1900.n) An Indian chevron circa 1980.o) A rare red Kiffa bead circa 1930 Mauretania.p) A roman disc pendant. Sourced in Africa. Circa 200 AD.

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