Chinese Peking Glass Necklace, translucent fern color. j-nlbd2215 Pins-Brooches-Dress Clips beads of this type were

beads of this type were used in Mandarin Court jewelry

Rare Japanese 19th century carved and pierced bovine bone hollow double gourd

The ancient deep plum chert arrowheads in these earrings are 3000-4000 years old and were excavated on the Arabian Pennisula

Carved aquamarine gemstone beads

Chinese Peking Glass Necklace, translucent fern color. j-nlbd2215 Pins-Brooches-Dress Clips beads of this type wereThis necklace features rare antique Chinese Peking transparent glass beads in a fern green color, strung on a knotted silk cord. It includes a large tabular disk and 14 round beads, each approximately 11mm in size. The soft colors, bubbles, and gem like hues of these beads were originally used as counterweight pendants in Court jewelry before 1911 and later incorporated into Chinese Opera costumes. The necklace measures 23 inches in length, with the