Beautiful Carved Red Cinnabar Focal Bead
Made In China
29-31mm Victorian drop design
One Bead
- Detailed and eye-catching carved Chinese beads in a unique Victorian style drop shape. Use as a striking centerpiece of a necklace, or get two and make a pair of earrings.
- All modern Cinnabar is either a polymer resin coating on wood, or solid resin. Our Cinnabar is solid resin. Please see our notes at bottom of listing for the full story.
- Measurements: 29-31mm long, 18.5-19.5mm wide. 9-10mm thick. Drilled from top to bottom as shown in photo. Hole is approximately 2mm in diameter. No two beads exactly alike in color or size. All measurements approximate, may vary by 1-2 millimeters.
- One Cinnabar focal bead.
About Cinnabar:
Cinnabar was first used in China in lacquerware to give wood a red coating. It was originally composed of highly toxic Red Mercury Sulfide. True Cinnabar can no longer be made because it is extremely dangerous. In the modern jewelry industry, the toxic pigment is replaced by a resin-based polymer that approximates the appearance of pigmented lacquer. This is sometimes called "imitation" cinnabar, but it is actually the only cinnabar you will find on the market today.
