Antique Excavated Afghan Glass Bead Necklace Eight Auspicious Symbols Retablo dimensions are approx

Retablo dimensions are approx

He founded a bank to help the poor and offer an alternative to usurers (loan sharks)

also known as the Divine Conch

and the back is structured with sleeves that allow a 10" x 7" retablo to slide in or out

32" ( Beaded Section 26")

Antique Excavated Afghan Glass Bead Necklace Eight Auspicious Symbols Retablo dimensions are approxGlass beads excavated from historical abandoned dump sites in Afghanistan are re ground and drilled fragments of ancient jewelry, pottery shards, ruined vessels and amphora used on trade routes, ancient perfume vials and fine glass bangles that adorned the wrists of Roman and Persian ladies from previous centuries. Beads vary in origin from late Roman era to 14th 16th century Persian glass and Faience, and 18th 19th century bottles. Length: 21" long