Antique Yemeni Handcrafted Metal Bedouin Ethnic Silver Beads Yemen African Trade

Description: This is a set of three handcrafted ethnic silver antique hollow beads which were collected from Yemen and which have a loop for hanging dangles. One bead is in Excellent condition. The other two beads are in great and good condition as they have a few very slight dings. One bead is missing a silver ring around the perforation and the other one is missing two. Largest antique, Yemen bead of the set measures 38.46mm long and 40mm wide. In Yemen for centuries most of the tribally worn silver jewelry was made by Jewish metalsmiths living in the country. These very talented silversmiths used a combination of geometric shapes, filigree work and granulation techniques to create a wide variety of amulets, bracelets, necklaces, chokers and rings. Very often they recycled silver coins and silver jewelry by melting them down to acquire the silver they worked with. Some of these Yemeni pieces have signatures of Hebrew names written in Arabic script. Commonly these makers marks or hallmarks can be found either stamped or engraved with the jeweler's signature on small oval or round spots of silver added after the piece was finished. When the nation of Israel was formed in 1948 almost all of the Jewish jewelers living in Yemen left to emigrate to Israel. These antique silver Yemen beads are very hard to find now. Perfect for adding to your Antique Yemen bead collection, African trade bead collection or for jewelry applications. I combine shipping on multiple buys so please be sure to check out my eBay store Mountainamma's Marketplace where I have thousands of items to browse through. For buyers of multiple items message me before checkout for help combining shipping fees.

Price: 306 USD

Location: Williams, Oregon

End Time: 2024-03-17T23:15:24.000Z

Shipping Cost: 16.75 USD