Hebron African vintage & Vaseline ancient beads W/ Boghdad cross Berber necklace

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Antique Hebron African vintage & ancient green Vaseline beads with Boghdad southern Moroccan silver cross handmade necklace.
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Spectacular Hebron necklace with a Berber Boghdad Southern cross as a centerpiece from southern Morocco. Handcrafted before 1950 and made of tribal silver. This talisman was typically given to children at the age of puberty because it is taught to have protective effects by representing the number five with the four directions and the central element pointing to the sky.
First half of the 20th century Beautiful glass beads of Hebron in different colors of blues and greens. These are difficult to find and date from 1800.
Handcrafted in Hebron, for which they used sand and salt from the Dead Sea. They were used as a trading account and barter throughout Africa. Some have a small blow, witnesses of their age and their travels.
A unique and incredible piece designed for you to enjoy.
Hebron Average Size: range from about 16mm to 22mm in diameter
Color: Various shades of green and blue.
Material: Glass
I used 14 Hebron beads in this piece.
These amazing Hebron beads were brought here from Africa. These bead are sometimes referred to as "Kano Beads". They are said to have been made in Hebron before 1800. The beads measure approximately 16mm to 22mm. The unusual green color is more rare. A few beads may be chipped due to age.
8 stunning green ancient Vaseline beads add uniqueness to this art piece. They measure approximately 16mm.
6 Moroccan silver Bicone beads graduated from 16mm to 18mm.
This gorgeous piece is finished with silver Bicone end beads from Africa ( 1.5” by 1/2”).
Large old hook clasp closure.
Antique silver extension adjustable chain 3.5”.
The Necklace length is 19” plus the option of extending by an extra 3.5”.
Boghdad Southern Morrocan silver Cross measures 2.45” in height by 1.5” in width and was handmade by artisans in Morocco.
Morrocan Boghdad berber Tuareg Crosses:
They derived from the Egyptian Ankh symbol from which would be derived the carteginese symbol of the Goddess Tanit and, finally, the Tuareg Crosses.
They are a sex symbol: especially in Agades , Zinder and In Gall crosses is evident the presence of two elements, which can be linked to a stylized depiction of the two sex symbols: the tip, male symbol, and the ring, the symbol of women.
They are said to protect from the evil eye: in the form of several types of crosses and in the decoration of almost all types appears the presence of triangular elements that constitute the representation more stylized of apotropaic eye.
Vaseline Beads are a variety of Czech trade bead originally manufactured in Bohemia (present day Czechoslovakia) between the late 19th and early 20th century. Their name derives from their distinctive translucent greenish color – similar to that of Vaseline.
According to trade records, Vaseline Beads were produced to demand in Bohemia for English, Italian, and Spanish merchants. The expense of producing these beads on such a massive scale was soon felt by glass-makers in Bohemia. The effects of World War I and the Great Depression meant that demand for Vaseline glass declined considerably during the mid 1920s, and by the time the Communists seized power in Bohemia, Vaseline Beads were largely obsolete.
Bohemian Vaseline Beads produced during the 19th and early 20th century are distinguishable from later imitations by their cut and shape. They were commonly made in either rondelle, bicone or disc form, with distinctive hand-cut facets.