Rare and Lovely Striped Kiffa Bead from Mauritania bat and/or antique Venetian and Czech

and/or antique Venetian and Czech pressed glass of all sorts of shapes and sizes

approximately 35mm x 25mm x 18mm (thick)

Antique temple token/coin made into a pendant

Handmade vintage beads with an ivory look

Large yoni-shaped old silver (80-90% pure) amulet/pendant featuring an image of a running of Shiva trotting along with his favorite dog

Rare and Lovely Striped Kiffa Bead from Mauritania bat and/or antique Venetian and CzechThis very cool and magical bead was made in Kiffa, Mauritania. It is very old and was made as a female fertility charm, mainly by women artists. Historically, Kiffa beads are very important as its ancient technique (dating to 1000 years ago) made it one of the oldest glass bead making processes in Africa, which was purely African in origin. This bead is around 200 years old, possibly older; 11mm diameter. Fabricated to mimic a popular Venetian bead