• Coraline d’ Aleppo White Heart Beads (Red with White Core), Circa 1850’s (Origin: Venice; Collected: Africa)
• Handcrafted Silver Ethiopian Coptic Cross, Circa 19th to early 20th Century (Origin and Collected in Ethiopia)
• Handcrafted Silver with Nickel Content Bicone and Rondelle Beads from Ethiopia
• Handcrafted Sterling Silver Toggle Clasp from Thailand
• Finished with Silver French Bullion
• Length: 24”
• N0809-119
 

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ETHIOPIAN COPTIC (CHRISTIAN) CROSS: For more than 1,600 years, Christian Ethiopians have worn neck crosses. Most often, they are given at baptism. They were either made by the Lost Wax Method or a Maria Theresa Dollar which includes silver content. They are generally named after towns or provinces where they were made. Bicones and Rondelles are handcrafted in silver with nickel content. This piece is Circa late 19th century or early 20th century (Origin: Ethiopia; Collected: Ethiopia).

VENETIAN WHITE HEARTS: Handmade glass beads introduced by the Venetian beadmakers in the early 1800s. These beads have a white opaque core and a transculent red coating. Venetian beadmakers discontinued making the White Hearts around 1930 because the selenium (non-metallic element in the form of red powder) used in making these beads became more expensive to use than gold. These particular White Hearts are Circa 1880s (Origin: Venice; Collected: Africa).
 

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