20 Peruvian 09 mm CERAMIC ROUND BEADS Yin/Yang, J98
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This is a lot of 20 ceramic beads, hand-made and hand-painted by expert Peruvian crafts people. The clay was fired, painted and glazed, then fired a second time for a true ceramic hardness.
These beads feature the yin/yang symbol on one side and and Andean asterisk-like sun symbol on the other. Because they are handmade, there are slight variations in their sizes and in the sizes and positions of the holes. These round beads are slightly flattened off spherical, about 9 mm in diameter and 8 mm tall, with 2 mm holes. The holes run vertically in relation to the design.
