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These ten ceramic skull beads were handmade and hand-painted by expert Peruvian crafts people. The clay was shaped and fired, painted and glazed, then fired again for a true ceramic hardness. The eye sockets are hollowed out and they, the nostrils and teeth are painted black, stark against the white skulls. There is a blue flower on the top of the skull.

Because they are handmade, there are slight variations in the sizes of the beads, the sizes and positions of the holes, and the decoration. They are about 13 mm tall, 10 mm across the front, 15 mm front to back, with 2 mm holes. The holes run horizontally through the skulls.

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