Agrab al Fadda Silver, Coral and Amber Bead Necklace Detail).

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Posted by Frankie Carter on November 13, 2013 at 4:58pm

The tiny embossed Mali beads are so skillfully worked.

Eva Baby November 13, 2013 at 8:35pm

Beauties! I really love These beads!
Alaa eddine SAGID November 14, 2013 at 7:42am

tiny mali beads are real wonders

Can you get us a beter close up for these ?

Any guess about age or provenance and original use?

Thanx
Frankie Carter November 14, 2013 at 8:39am

Not a better photo, Ayis, but in a different light. I would like to know more about them myself. I acquired them from Roger Casas along with some agrab beads. I didn`t take much interest in them until I actually saw them. So small I that marvel at the smith being able to secure them to work on them!
Alaa eddine SAGID November 14, 2013 at 8:49am

wonderfully precious, and they do fit very well with their big sisters!

I guess they do belong to the same tradition of grannulated beads found in western sahara (at large)

And they seem to bear some age

Lovely amber with copper protection as well, pretty scarce and desirable material
Frankie Carter November 14, 2013 at 1:03pm

I was very pleased to find transluscent mauretanian baltic amber. I think it`s the rarest. I do see the opaque butterscotch beads with copper ends from time to time.

M-F. Delaroziere doesn`t seem to mention the little beads though they are of similar pattern to the lovely gilded beads which are bigger. And, looking at them closely, they do seem to have some age.
Betty November 14, 2013 at 2:44pm

A beautiful combination Frankie. The mini Mali silver beads are marvelous indeed!

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