Mixed Strand of 11 Yemeni Silver Beads and Pendants, Ethnic Beads 0703

This listing is for a short strand of silver beads and pendants from Yemen. There are 4 round beads, 11-13mm in diameter, 3 collared beads with decoration (approx. 15-20mm range), and 4 pendants. See the photos for detail. The beads are hollow and weigh 18g combined. Yemeni beads were made of silver and copper alloy, of variable copper to silver ratio. The exact content of the metal in these beads is not known, but they appear to be lower silver content. These beads are dated to the early 1900s. The price is for the strand of 11 beads. Yemenite jewelry-making goes back to the biblical Queen of Sheba and her gifts of jewelry to King Solomon. Later Islamic rule in Yemen imposed a prohibition on jewelry making on the Muslim population, and the art of Yemenite silversmithing became exclusively the domain of the Jewish community of Yemen, and it is to this community we owe the exquisite pieces of silver jewelry from Yemen. This art was passed from generation to generation. Today, however, t