Vintage Mediterranean coral from the African trade, delicate branches 5 to 18mm long on graduated 15-inch strand with some bonus extras from a separate, but matching, broken strand.
Only one available
Bought in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire 1973. Abidjan attracted dealers from all over West and North Africa, this could have come from Nigeria or Morocco...
Valued worldwide by humans for over 10,000 years, coral was treasured by ancient Egyptians, other Africans, Indians, Greeks, and Romans as well as Celtic tribes of northern Europe, Indians, Tibetans and Native Americans.
Mediterranean red-orange coral is most famous.
Protect Coral from abrasion, heat, perspiration and cosmetics which can fade the color. Clean with soap and water only, no steam cleaning.
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