Brass Strand of Beads

Fine, rough-textured beads strung thin, with a few shiny ones sneaking in.

This is a strand of beads. It is brass. Brass beads are generally made by casting in small molds or by the lost-wax method, then strung in lengths that are worn or traded. Minute barrels with an uneven, pitted finish and thin dark discs between them. The tone is aged brown-gold, lit by a couple of brighter yellow beads at the bend. The strand makes two narrow, nearly parallel loops.

Small scale, big on texture, patient about it.