Brass Strand of Beads

Fine etched barrels and dark rings, stacked with the neatness of a bank teller.

This is a strand of beads. It is brass. Brass beads in a strand are often graded or mixed by size, so the rhythm of the strand is as much a part of the piece as the beads. Slender cylinders scored with slanting lines alternate with narrow, shadowy discs. Color runs from bright gold on the raised parts to brownish in the recesses. The strand is folded in long runs, with a bead at the turn that angles outward.

Ornamented down to the last millimeter, just in case anyone looks.