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The one I opted for has 90 Murakad/Kiffa beads and 15 small round Islamics. (There are at least 4 more I would get if finances permitted) and I am very picky when it comes to Kiffas!!!!
In answer to Steve's question:
Depending on the diameters of the smaller round beads I am guesstimating the other strands also have approximately 100 beads per.
I am also cautioning anyone interested in buying a strand to study each one very carefully....there are some with newer beads and some with very old beads! Study the quality of the patterns, the line count, the precision, the overall composition. I spent about 4 hours looking them over in an undisturbed setting (not possible in Tucson) and I can say that there are some extremely rare beauties on a few of the strands.
these strands were all bought by one collector from one seller over a period of 15 years or more....you can see the evolution of the "strands" (how their composition has changed over the years) by looking at them close and comparing. The "older" strands have about 10-15 polychrome triangular beads in most cases, undamaged to slightly undamaged condition. Watch out for the newer strands the larger beads are of a more modern manufacture but there are other "sleeper" beads mixed in amongst them. I could not afford to buy all I want from this collection but if I run into any of you that is interested when I'm there I will share my insights as to the best for the money! Now I've got to get back to work so I can afford the gas for my 1-1/2 hour drive to Tucson Saturday morning!!!
Thomas
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