I made this back in, oh, sixth grade? It was part of a project for school (I wish I could do things like that for school now that I am in highschool!). I was studying the ancient Egyptians. I made each of the beads out of Sculpey clay and strung it together with thread. I think the use of safety pins as clasps was rather ingenious. :P
It is amazing what you find when you clean out "sort boxes".