Burmese Silver Loose Beads

Scatter of tiny silvery rings, none quite closed and none quite alike.

This set of loose coin silver beads from Burma is from Burma, and dates to the 20th century. Coin silver is an alloy that was originally made from melted coins, and it is generally slightly less pure than sterling silver. Loose cluster of many small, thin rings on black cloth. Most are open, slightly bent circles in pale silver-grey, with some overlapping and a few tinted darker. Their edges are uneven and hand-formed.

Tiny, shiny, and impossible to count at a glance.