Red and black order carved cinnabar necklace

A 20 inch long, single strand of black and red carved cinnabar wooden disks, interspersed with red wooden barrels and shiny black saucer beads. Cinnabar used order to consist of mercury sulfide but today is actually wood that is stained and covered with layers of lacquer. While the layers are still soft, it is then intricately carved. It is an ancient Chinese form of art. an extender chain has been added to the clasp in back to shorten or lengthen it. A free pair of matching earrings are included in the price of $65 and free shipping in the U.S. Cinnabar is said to be the precursor to immortality.