Yemeni silver with red glass.

Necklace of old Yemeni silver with old European plastic and glass jewels.

Close-up of previous necklace.

Another closeup of a silver bead on this necklace.

Necklace of old Yemeni silver and antique Mediterranean coral.

Old Yemeni silver with antique Mediterranean coral.

Necklace of old Yemeni silver.

Strand of old matched Yemeni silver beads.

A close-up of these beads.

Old Yemeni silver beads.

A group of old Yemeni silver beads.

Anitique agates from the Middle East.

Antique agates from the Middle East.

Antique agates from the Middle East.

Black coral beads from Yemen, believed to be of Turkish manufacture, approx. 100 years old.

More black coral beads.

Antique Mediterranean coral beads traded to Yemen.

More antique coral.

More antique coral.

More antique coral.

Antique Venetian glass 7 and 7+ layer chevron beads from the West African trade. The largest bead is approx. 1 3/4" in length.

A close-up of the largest chevron bead on the strand.

Watermelon chevrons, including very rare 6-layer blue, and yellow with a blue inner layer.

Vintage European plastic sometimes referred to as "cherry amber".

Interesting mix of mostly Venetian glass vintage and antique beads from the West African trade.

Interesting mix of mostly Venetian glass vintage and antique beads from the West African trade.

Another look at vintage and antique glass beads from the West African trade.

A full strand of antique Ghana-made powder glass beads known as Bodom and Akosu.

A close-up of these beads.

One more close-up of these antique glass beads made in Ghana.