Brass Strand of Beads

Round spiral discs with beaded rims, spaced by candy-striped pink and white beads.

This is a strand of beads. It is brass & white glass. 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. Flat round beads are engraved with concentric rings and edged with tiny raised dots. A ribbed bar runs across each one. Between them run strings of small pink and white striped beads, slightly uneven in size.

A disc this earnest deserves a sweet-shop companion.