Black and Red Cinnabar Necklace with Pewter

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This beaded necklace has a variety of red and black cinnabar beads, including carved swan teardrops, carved frogs on a lily pad, flowers, rabbits, and more carved shapes, with a black cinnabar bicone in the center. It measures approximately 28 inches long.

The cinnabar used in jewelry today is actually lacquered wood stained red and made to look like the mineral cinnabar. These beads are also sometimes black. The actual mineral cinnabar is no longer used in jewelry because it is a rich source for mercury, which is quite poisonous and should not be worn next to the skin.