Coral, Antique Moroccan Branches, 12-inch Strand Online Hot Sale

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Coral, Antique Moroccan Branches, 12-inch Strand

• Antique Mediterranean coral branches from Morocco on 12-inch strand
• Longest branches are 1.5 inches long and 5-7mm in diameter
• Collected in Morocco mid-1970s by Joyce Diamanti, world traveler and bead writer, researcher, educator and collector
• Only one available
• These are unusually large branches, only very rarely, if ever, found in the Mediterranean today.
• Valued worldwide by humans for over 10,000 years, coral was treasured by ancient Egyptians and other Africans, Indians, Greeks and Romans as well as Celtic tribes of northern Europe, Tibetans, Chinese, and North American Indians.
• Mediterranean red-orange coral is most famous.
• Protect Coral from abrasion, heat, perspiration and cosmetics which can fade the color. Clean with soap and water only, no steam cleaning.