Brass Strand of Beads

Ribbed bars wearing scalloped spiral skirts, hung in loops against black.

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. Each bead pairs a straight, finely ridged bar with a cluster of rounded lobes etched in concentric rings. The metal is mellow gold with green flecks in the recesses. Whitish crust lingers on one edge.

Fussy in the best way, and perfectly aligned.