Indian Silver Strand of Beads

Bicone beads stamped with tiny dots and slashes, hung in a deep double swag.

This strand of beads is from India, and dates to the 20th century. It is coin silver. Silver beads strung in a strand were traditionally worn as ornament and as portable wealth. Sharp-shouldered bicone beads in bright pale grey, each marked with a band of fine hatching and a cluster of punched dots. Edges are crisp, with a bit of dark tarnish in the grooves. Two strands hang together in a curve.

Pointy, patterned and impeccably tidy all round.