Graduated short barrels 2-6mm, beautiful, smooth beads, with very few flaws
They do not appear shiny as they do in the photo, the finish is softly matte
Only two 15" strands available
Collected in Nepal early 1980s
Of the three sets of strands of about the same size and weight that I bought at the same time, these were considered by the vendor to be the most valuable. I'm not enough of an expert to know why, but they have a lovely feel.
Himalayan coral in recent times comes from the Red Sea via India and Nepal or from Japan, although Marco Polo attested to the use of Italian coral in Tibet during the 13th century where he reported it was "in great demand and fetches high prices" Not much has changed there.
Since ancient times coral has been considered precious and powerful around the world.
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