worn as

  could be worn as beaded necklaces or treasured as collectors items

origin & region

  Yemeni origin - Sana'a province

Age

   100 - 150  years          

 Metal content   

  Coin silver , sourced from melting MariaTheresa coins ( %80 -%90 )  This is the highest grade available at the time .

workmanship

and background

       These iconic beads is a great example of the workmanship of the world famous Yemeni jewish artisans of the 19 century . 

 this community of artisans was one of the oldest populations of indigenous Jews in the world, but by the 1948 most had moved to Palestine .

  like an uprooted plant , this tradition withered away, leaving few and ever dwindling examples in its homeland of Yemen .    

  Nowadays it's hard to find a bead or two of these scarce and precious beads, specially of such rare and sought after medium wearable size , but we were very fortunate to acquire an entire collection that was a part of a treasured heirloom .   

    Some of these Yemenite ratisans had the pratice of leaving a hallmark on their artifacts, with a stamped name of the maker .  ( Some are highlighted in pictures )  

weight and dimensions

 please refer to last picture with cm grid . 

item location

Saudi Arabia - Jeddah