Indian Silver Strand of Beads

Three loose coils of small, lumpy beads that look hand-pinched from soft metal.

This strand of beads is from India. It is coin silver. Silver beads strung in a strand were traditionally worn as ornament and as portable wealth. Small, slightly irregular beads, some round, some bicone, in pale gold with a dull, finely scratched finish. Seams and creases show on many. The beads are fairly even in size and sit in tight rows.

Wobbly in a way that looks deliberate.