Strand of Small Chartreuse Majapahit Beads african bronze Graduated strand with bead sizes

Graduated strand with bead sizes ranging from 13mm in diameter to 17mm

In very good condition with little wear

not unlike concord grape clusters

Also kind of resembles a hot pepper

Strand of Small Chartreuse Majapahit Beads african bronze Graduated strand with bead sizes22" strand of small, medium, and large size (11 21mm diameter) Chartreuse Majapahit beads These glass beads are somewhere between 500 700 years old. They are lovely things made in and around Java Indonesia and traded by the Chinese all over South Asia. Nowadays they are often lumped in with other Tradewind beads. While some of the beads still have their smooth finish, most of the ones on this strand have been damaged by time and are pitted and cracked