Islamic Glass Trade ca.16th-19th Century Bead #12 Heirloom Temple/ Buddha Scene 100% Silk Wrap centipedes

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The shape of this Hamsa is particularly charming and resembles a more abstract a "mitten" rather than a physical hand

and that whoever ate the sacred fungus attained Immortality

18mm x 9mm

Islamic Glass Trade ca.16th-19th Century Bead #12 Heirloom Temple/ Buddha Scene 100% Silk Wrap centipedesIslamic Glass Trade ca. 16th 19th Century Bead #12 Measures approx. 28mm x 25mm Material: Beautifully hand wound and folded glass creating an almost "textile fallen robe" effect. The trade of glass beads has long been assumed to have been under Islamic dominance during the early centuries following the Arab conquest of the Middle East, judged by the prevalence of Islamic beads in the archaeological contexts from Viking Scandinavia to medieval Morocco.