Antique African bronze manilla with intricate detail. The ownership of large quantities

The ownership of large quantities of beads

This is a skull of the common guillemot

Depending upon the angle the stone is cut

locally made and imported beads

it is also making a great paperweight at the moment

Antique African bronze manilla with intricate detail. The ownership of large quantitiesA nice 19th Century solid bronze manilla with great colour and patina. The outer maximum diameter is 88mm, inner minimum diameter is about 58mm and it is about 16mm deep. This bracelet weighs about 350g. It has a cylindrical body with copious tooled decoration and angled terminals. There are surface marks and imperfections consistent with the age and hand made items, but no signs of damage and no evidence of any repairs or restoration. The early