Strand of Small Chartreuse Majapahit Beads african bronze Nine of the rings have

Nine of the rings have traditional eye designs punched into the brass

Old India high silver content bead made in India circa 1930’s- 50’s

3mm x 8mm approximate size

and are becoming harder to find in this condition

Strand of Small Chartreuse Majapahit Beads african bronze Nine of the rings have22" 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