• White Snake Vertebrae Pattern Glass Bohemian Beads, Circa 1890s (Origin: Bohemia; Collected: Africa)
• Organic Ammonite Fossil (Collected in Madagascar) Pendant which is Bezel Set in Sterling Silver
• Handcrafted Sterling Silver Toggle Clasp from Thailand
• Sterling Silver Findings
• Finished with Silver French Bullion
• Length: 16”
 

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AMMONITE FOSSIL: Perhaps the most widely known fossil, possessing the typically ribbed spiral-form shell. These creatures lived in the seas between 240 – 65 million years ago, when they became extinct along with the dinosaurs. They belong to a group of predators known as cephalopods, which includes their living relatives – the octopus, squid, cuttlefish and nautilus.

BOHEMIAN GLASS SNAKE PATTERN BEADS: Many Bohemian chevron-shaped (snake) glass beads were made in a molding method. These interlocking beads were probably made by the Prosser technique which is a special type of molding. Brothers Richard and Thomas Prosser invented a machine in 1840 to accomplish an almost seamless and precise mold. The machine subjects a pellet of clay mixed with other ingredients to pressure in a die. Then they are fired and the finished beads are quite exact in form. Prosser beads will have seams but they are hard to spot and on the interlocking beads, the seams are along one edge. These white snake beads are Circa early 1900s (Origin: Bohemian Europe; Collected: Africa).

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