Nepalese Silver Discs Inlaid with Turquoise & Red Glass, 12mm Diameter, Sold as Sets of 2
SKU: ASM-1285
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$5.00
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Description
- These beads are priced and sold by the set of 2 beads
- Nepalese silver small coin shapes 12mm diameter, inlaid with chips of turquoise on one side and red glass to simulate coral on the other sied
- This technique has long been practiced in the Himalayan regions.
- Just as in other parts of the world, including the US Southwest, coral and turquoise seem to be universally paired in the Himalayas.
- Turquoise is native to the area, but coral had to be imported and thus was much more expensive.
- The fact that red glass is substituted, far from being a negative, is considered preferable by all who want to protect endangered corals.