Mixed Shapes Carnelian Strand Brass These have a rough unpolished

These have a rough unpolished finish with a handmade look

Vintage hand-made to resemble rare Venetian chevrons

1 1/2-2mm hole

Shiny and smooth

Nine of the rings have traditional eye designs punched into the brass

Mixed Shapes Carnelian Strand Brass These have a rough unpolished28" strand of tabular, cylindrical, round, and bear claw shaped carnelian stone, finely cut and drilled in Idar Oberstein, Germany, and traded in Mali, West Africa in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Tabular are 32mm diameter x 6mm thick; Cylinders are 17mm diameter x 36mm tall; 2 20mm diameter round beads, 2 34mm tall x 5mm thick bear claws in the center. This is an excellent example of German Idar Oberstein stone cutting, material mined in Brazil.