Strand of Chartreuse Majapahit beads wedding cake late 1800's

late 1800's

Boxy brass and bronze Tuareg necklace with a heavy double handmade brass chain and dangles

42 beads total

Sizes in this grouping range from 13mm to 20mm in diameter

note that one edge of the lips is beveled so that they fit snuggly when strung together on a strand

Strand of Chartreuse Majapahit beads wedding cake late 1800's20" strand of small, medium, and large size (11 21mm diameter) Chartreuse Majapahit beads These glass beads are somewhere between 500 700 years old. They are lovely things made in and around Java Indonesia and traded by the Chinese all over South Asia. Nowadays they are often lumped in with other Tradewind beads. Some still have their smooth finish, while others have been damaged by time and are pitted and cracked and full of character! 38 beads total.