Strand of Chartreuse Majapahit beads wedding cake Sizes in this grouping range

Sizes in this grouping range from 13mm to 20mm in diameter

30mm x 27mm x 6mm thick pendant with the likeness of Lan Caihe aka 蓝采和 (An Eternal Teenager) one of the 8 Immortals of Chinese mythology

late 1800's

Germany to trade with the Tuareg Tribe

and traded in Africa

Strand of Chartreuse Majapahit beads wedding cake Sizes in this grouping range20" 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. Some still have their smooth finish, while others have been damaged by time and are pitted and cracked and full of character! 38 beads total.