These are my necklaces made from a variety of stones and silver, also some old amulets and trading beads going back centuries. Most necklaces are unique. All of the new silver beads I use have been handmade in a small family workshop in Cairo, some in Istanbul Turkmenistan and Ethiopia. I also love using the wax cast bronze beads from Ghana which you will see on my website. I will occasionally use gold plated silver.
Sometimes, I can repeat designs to order, but you would have to contact me to discuss this.
I am also happy to create a unique piece of jewellery for you. Again, you would need to email me so we can discuss the finer details of the design.

Amyra

Amyra
£62Amyra #1 / (Photo 1 of 3) necklace from one of the "Stans" of central Asia with intricate silver wire work
drop from clasp to base of necklace 25 cms

Amyra
£62Amyra #1 / (Photo 2 of 3) necklace from one of the "Stans" of central Asia with intricate silver wire work
drop from clasp to base of necklace 25 cms

Amyra
£62Amyra #1 / (Photo 3 of 3) necklace from one of the "Stans" of central Asia with intricate silver wire work
drop from clasp to base of necklace 25 cms

Sekmeht

Sekmeht
£86Sekmeht #2 / (Photo 1 of 3) beautiful old pendant from Oman with good quality lapis lazuli and handmade silver beads, chain and clasp
length from clasp to base of pendant 30 cms, can be adjusted to wear shorter

Sekmeht
£86Sekmeht #2 / (Photo 2 of 3) beautiful old pendant from Oman with good quality lapis lazuli and handmade silver beads, chain and clasp
length from clasp to base of pendant 30 cms, can be adjusted to wear shorter

Sekmeht
£86Sekmeht #2 / (Photo 3 of 3) beautiful old pendant from Oman with good quality lapis lazuli and handmade silver beads, chain and clasp
length from clasp to base of pendant 30 cms, can be adjusted to wear shorter

Rajkumari

Rajkumari
£120Rajkumari #3 / (Photo 1 of 3) necklace from India with intricate silver work and intersting dangles including tweezers earpicks and jangles to keep the evil away, on a lovely chain
length from back of neck to base of dangles 48 cms

Rajkumari
£120Rajkumari #3 / (Photo 2 of 3) necklace from India with intricate silver work and intersting dangles including tweezers earpicks and jangles to keep the evil away, on a lovely chain
length from back of neck to base of dangles 48 cms

Rajkumari
£120Rajkumari #3 / (Photo 3 of 3) necklace from India with intricate silver work and intersting dangles including tweezers earpicks and jangles to keep the evil away, on a lovely chain
length from back of neck to base of dangles 48 cms

Maliha

Maliha
£66Maliha #6 / (Photo 1 of 3) an old Omani hand of Fatima (4 cms), 17 C glass tradewind beads from Zanzibar, handmade silver beads and clasp - length 44cms

Maliha
£66Maliha #6 / (Photo 2 of 3) an old Omani hand of Fatima (4 cms), 17 C glass tradewind beads from Zanzibar, handmade silver beads and clasp - length 44cms

Maliha
£66Maliha #6 / (Photo 3 of 3) an old Omani hand of Fatima (4 cms), 17 C glass tradewind beads from Zanzibar, handmade silver beads and clasp - length 44cms

Agrippa

Agrippa
£75Agrippa #8 / (Photo 1 of 3) three beautiful filigree silver beads (1.5 cms) with fluorite stone beads and handmade silver beads and spacers, lotus clasp - length 43 cms

Agrippa
£75Agrippa #8 / (Photo 2 of 3) three beautiful filigree silver beads (1.5 cms) with fluorite stone beads and handmade silver beads and spacers, lotus clasp - length 43 cms

Agrippa
£75Agrippa #8 / (Photo 3 of 3) three beautiful filigree silver beads (1.5 cms) with fluorite stone beads and handmade silver beads and spacers, lotus clasp - length 43 cms

Anais

Anais
£59Anais #9 / (Photo 1 of 3) Old silver and gold Omani Koran holder with pretty nuggets of turquoise and handmade silver beads and clasp
length 48 cms koran holder 3.5 cms

Anais
£59Anais #9 / (Photo 2 of 3) Old silver and gold Omani Koran holder with pretty nuggets of turquoise and handmade silver beads and clasp
length 48 cms koran holder 3.5 cms

Anais
£59Anais #9 / (Photo 3 of 3) Old silver and gold Omani Koran holder with pretty nuggets of turquoise and handmade silver beads and clasp
length 48 cms koran holder 3.5 cms

Ruby

Ruby
£66Ruby #13 / (Photo 1 of 3) a faceted ruby droplet bead on a necklace of handmade silver beads
length 47 cms

Ruby
£66Ruby #13 / (Photo 2 of 3) a faceted ruby droplet bead on a necklace of handmade silver beads
length 47 cms

Ruby
£66Ruby #13 / (Photo 3 of 3) a faceted ruby droplet bead on a necklace of handmade silver beads
length 47 cms

Ammon 2

Ammon 2
£68Ammon 2 #15 / (Photo 1 of 3) A shorter version of Ammon 1 :: a happy necklace full of colourful beads and silver, which could be worn together with Ammon 1 as a stunning ensemble - length 43

Ammon 2
£68Ammon 2 #15 / (Photo 2 of 3) A shorter version of Ammon 1 :: a happy necklace full of colourful beads and silver, which could be worn together with Ammon 1 as a stunning ensemble - length 43

Ammon 2
£68Ammon 2 #15 / (Photo 3 of 3) A shorter version of Ammon 1 :: a happy necklace full of colourful beads and silver, which could be worn together with Ammon 1 as a stunning ensemble - length 43

Zuwaina

Zuwaina
£56Zuwaina #19 / (Photo 1 of 3) 17c Zanzibari tradewind beads in earthy colours, Ethiopian silver shanga beads - length 50cms

Zuwaina
£56Zuwaina #19 / (Photo 2 of 3) 17c Zanzibari tradewind beads in earthy colours, Ethiopian silver shanga beads - length 50cms

Zuwaina
£56Zuwaina #19 / (Photo 3 of 3) 17c Zanzibari tradewind beads in earthy colours, Ethiopian silver shanga beads - length 50cms

Caro

Caro
£38Caro #20 / (Photo 1 of 3) small garnet stones, silver spacers and handmade silver bell dangle
length 44 cms

Caro
£38Caro #20 / (Photo 2 of 3) small garnet stones, silver spacers and handmade silver bell dangle
length 44 cms

Caro
£38Caro #20 / (Photo 3 of 3) small garnet stones, silver spacers and handmade silver bell dangle
length 44 cms

Jinja

Jinja
£26Jinja #21 / (Photo 1 of 3) vulcanite discs made from recycled vinyl records in Ghana with plae gold plated silver beads
length 50 cms

Jinja
£26Jinja #21 / (Photo 2 of 3) vulcanite discs made from recycled vinyl records in Ghana with plae gold plated silver beads
length 50 cms

Jinja
£26Jinja #21 / (Photo 3 of 3) vulcanite discs made from recycled vinyl records in Ghana with plae gold plated silver beads
length 50 cms

Leila

Leila
£42Leila #23 / (Photo 1 of 3) handmade silver ball with gentle tinkle bell (worn by pregnant women to soothe the baby!) on chain of handmade silver beads and clasp - length 64cms or chain can be doubled to wear short.

Leila
£42Leila #23 / (Photo 2 of 3) handmade silver ball with gentle tinkle bell (worn by pregnant women to soothe the baby!) on chain of handmade silver beads and clasp - length 64cms or chain can be doubled to wear short.

Leila
£42Leila #23 / (Photo 3 of 3) handmade silver ball with gentle tinkle bell (worn by pregnant women to soothe the baby!) on chain of handmade silver beads and clasp - length 64cms or chain can be doubled to wear short.

Jade

Jade
£32Jade #24 / (Photo 1 of 3) pale jade beads with handmade silver beads and clasp - length 41cms

Jade
£32Jade #24 / (Photo 2 of 3) pale jade beads with handmade silver beads and clasp - length 41cms

Jade
£32Jade #24 / (Photo 3 of 3) pale jade beads with handmade silver beads and clasp - length 41cms

Zaina

Zaina
£68Zaina #26 / (Photo 1 of 3) a really beautifully handmade silver and gold amulet from Oman, camelbone prayer beads and handmade silver beads, finished with a lotus clasp :: length 48cms - amulet 3cms

Zaina
£68Zaina #26 / (Photo 2 of 3) a really beautifully handmade silver and gold amulet from Oman, camelbone prayer beads and handmade silver beads, finished with a lotus clasp :: length 48cms - amulet 3cms

Zaina
£68Zaina #26 / (Photo 3 of 3) a really beautifully handmade silver and gold amulet from Oman, camelbone prayer beads and handmade silver beads, finished with a lotus clasp :: length 48cms - amulet 3cms

Demelza

Demelza
£75Demelza #27 / (Photo 1 of 3) Vintage vaseline beads from the 40's with one big Turkman silver bead and handmade sliver beads and clasps
length 43 cms

Demelza
£75Demelza #27 / (Photo 2 of 3) Vintage vaseline beads from the 40's with one big Turkman silver bead and handmade sliver beads and clasps
length 43 cms

Demelza
£75Demelza #27 / (Photo 3 of 3) Vintage vaseline beads from the 40's with one big Turkman silver bead and handmade sliver beads and clasps
length 43 cms

Zalika 2

Zalika 2
£32Zalika 2 #28 / (Photo 1 of 3) batik bone beads with vulcanite discs ( made from recycled rubber tyres) camelbone prayer beads from Egypt and large silver spacers
length 43 cms

Zalika 2
£32Zalika 2 #28 / (Photo 2 of 3) batik bone beads with vulcanite discs ( made from recycled rubber tyres) camelbone prayer beads from Egypt and large silver spacers
length 43 cms

Zalika 2
£32Zalika 2 #28 / (Photo 3 of 3) batik bone beads with vulcanite discs ( made from recycled rubber tyres) camelbone prayer beads from Egypt and large silver spacers
length 43 cms

Ebo

Ebo
£34Ebo #29 / (Photo 1 of 3) large vulcanite discs made from recycled rubber tyres in Ghana with lovely handmade silver beads and clasp
length 47 cms

Ebo
£34Ebo #29 / (Photo 2 of 3) large vulcanite discs made from recycled rubber tyres in Ghana with lovely handmade silver beads and clasp
length 47 cms

Ebo
£34Ebo #29 / (Photo 3 of 3) large vulcanite discs made from recycled rubber tyres in Ghana with lovely handmade silver beads and clasp
length 47 cms

Ammun

Ammun
£45Ammun #30 / (Photo 1 of 3) really beautiful Omani embossed silver pendant with gold decoration, vulcanite discs (recycled vinyl records!) - length 45cms, pendant 4cms

Ammun
£45Ammun #30 / (Photo 2 of 3) really beautiful Omani embossed silver pendant with gold decoration, vulcanite discs (recycled vinyl records!) - length 45cms, pendant 4cms

Ammun
£45Ammun #30 / (Photo 3 of 3) really beautiful Omani embossed silver pendant with gold decoration, vulcanite discs (recycled vinyl records!) - length 45cms, pendant 4cms

Amore

Amore
£45Amore #31 / (Photo 1 of 3) Old wax cast bronze beads from Ghana with vulcanite discs (recycled vinyl records!) - length 51 cms

Amore
£45Amore #31 / (Photo 2 of 3) Old wax cast bronze beads from Ghana with vulcanite discs (recycled vinyl records!) - length 51 cms

Amore
£45Amore #31 / (Photo 3 of 3) Old wax cast bronze beads from Ghana with vulcanite discs (recycled vinyl records!) - length 51 cms

Thema

Thema
£36Thema #33 / (Photo 1 of 3) pretty delicate necklace with handmade gold plated silver beads, turquoise and small green/yellow tribal beads from Uganda
length 42 cms

Thema
£36Thema #33 / (Photo 2 of 3) pretty delicate necklace with handmade gold plated silver beads, turquoise and small green/yellow tribal beads from Uganda
length 42 cms

Thema
£36Thema #33 / (Photo 3 of 3) pretty delicate necklace with handmade gold plated silver beads, turquoise and small green/yellow tribal beads from Uganda
length 42 cms

Bakari

Bakari
£42Bakari #35 / (Photo 1 of 3) vulcanite discs made from recycled rubber tyres in Ghana, iwth malachite beads and silver spacers comes with matching bracelet
length 47 cms

Bakari
£42Bakari #35 / (Photo 2 of 3) vulcanite discs made from recycled rubber tyres in Ghana, iwth malachite beads and silver spacers comes with matching bracelet
length 47 cms

Bakari
£42Bakari #35 / (Photo 3 of 3) vulcanite discs made from recycled rubber tyres in Ghana, iwth malachite beads and silver spacers comes with matching bracelet
length 47 cms

£0 #100 /
A bit about ZAR ceremonies. In the cultures of the Horn of Africa and adjacent regions of the Middle East, Zar (Arabic?, Ethiopian?) is the term for a demon or spirit assumed to possess individuals, mostly women, and to cause discomfort or illness. The so-called zar ritual or zar cult is the practice of exorcising such spirits from the possessed individual.
Zar exorcism has become popular in the contemporary urban culture of Cairo and other major cities of the Islamic world as a form of women-only entertainment. Zar gatherings involve food and musical performances, and they culminate in ecstatic dancing, lasting between three and seven nights. The tanbura, a six-string lyre (6-stringed "bowl-lyre"), is often used in the ritual. Other instruments include the mangour, a leather belt sewn with many goat hooves, and various percussion instruments.