Large Augmented Rare Kiffa Bead 7 layer chevron Antique coptic cross from Ethiopia

Antique coptic cross from Ethiopia from 100+ years ago

5mm holes for stringing

Vintage 1950s bicone

Has four 3mm holes and nice stamped design work

This twist contains 22 "mice"

Large Augmented Rare Kiffa Bead 7 layer chevron Antique coptic cross from EthiopiaThis very cool and magical bead was made in Kiffa, Mauritania. It is very old and was made as a female fertility charm, mainly by women artists. 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, possibly older, and it has been enhanced sometime in the early 1900s (spruced