19 Antique Ethiopian Eritrean high silver Pendants Telsum charms prayer box beads. This specimen Average size measures 20mm long by 22mm wide. to 18mm by 16mm 4mm thick and 69grm Antique silver telsum prayer box beads come from Ethiopia where they were tribally worn and made by the Eritrean tribe as protective amulets to ward off the evil eye, promote fertility and to protect against the powers of the crescent moon.