Brass Strand of Beads

A fine strand of beads textured like old river stones, with a golden flash or two.

This is a strand of beads. It is brass. Brass has long been a favored metal for beads, its warm gold color deepening to a soft brown with handling. Tiny barrel beads with grainy, weathered faces, interleaved with thin dark rings. Mostly deep brown-gold, with a few brighter beads near the bottom of the curve. Two slim arcs of strand hang side by side.

Plain, patient, and slightly encrusted by experience.