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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 431409, member: 2844"]It looks like it rotates around a copper tube, which may or may not be original to the bead. The tube probably serves to prevent the edges of the bead cutting through a necklace cord.</p><p>The edges on Tibetan or Nepali repoussé designs are more rounded. Your bead reminds me of Chinese silver repoussé rings I used to have, which were like this one:</p><p><img src="https://s14-eu5.startpage.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.shopify.com%2Fs%2Ffiles%2F1%2F2791%2F8400%2Fproducts%2Frgvs185lc_2400x.jpg%3Fv%3D1516703903&sp=cecf635b931213f68e7e3cf0c0847718" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://www.earthlyadornments.com/products/antique-chinese-repousse-coin-silver-ring-bird-and-flowers-rgvs185lc" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.earthlyadornments.com/products/antique-chinese-repousse-coin-silver-ring-bird-and-flowers-rgvs185lc" rel="nofollow">https://www.earthlyadornments.com/products/antique-chinese-repousse-coin-silver-ring-bird-and-flowers-rgvs185lc</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 431409, member: 2844"]It looks like it rotates around a copper tube, which may or may not be original to the bead. The tube probably serves to prevent the edges of the bead cutting through a necklace cord. The edges on Tibetan or Nepali repoussé designs are more rounded. Your bead reminds me of Chinese silver repoussé rings I used to have, which were like this one: [IMG]https://s14-eu5.startpage.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.shopify.com%2Fs%2Ffiles%2F1%2F2791%2F8400%2Fproducts%2Frgvs185lc_2400x.jpg%3Fv%3D1516703903&sp=cecf635b931213f68e7e3cf0c0847718[/IMG] [URL]https://www.earthlyadornments.com/products/antique-chinese-repousse-coin-silver-ring-bird-and-flowers-rgvs185lc[/URL][/QUOTE]
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