Old Kiffa Bead from Mauritania plastic beads Zircon has a nice heaviness

Zircon has a nice heaviness and is a hard stone

This cool amulet/pendant is 39mm wide x 34mm tall x 2mm thick with two 4

38mm long x 16mm wide x 8mm thick (hollow with beads inside) with a 4" chain and link

band is 7mm wide

Old Kiffa Bead from Mauritania plastic beads Zircon has a nice heavinessThis very unusual and rare bead was made in Kiffa, Mauritania. It is very old and was made by women. A striking design with multiple stripes and bold eyes. Wonderful colorful lines of color. 10mm diameter x 9mm tall. Historically, Kiffa beads are very important as its ancient technique (dating to 1000 years ago) made it one of the oldest glass bead making processes in Africa, which was purely African in origin. This bead is around 200 years old,