Inside that was a circle of fake pearls.

The fake pearls folded deep in the back of her neck.

"People have been making fake pearls for centuries."

So she took a pair of fake pearls out of her ears and handed them to me.

The crooks take advantage of the guards' absence by putting a fake pearl, the same size as the real one, in the shell.

Needless to say, bargaining is possible here and you should be wary of fake pearls etc.

Near the borders are long tiny-link chains with dangling fake pearls.

A rope of big fake pearls at her neck.

A couple of hat pins with fake pearls for handles.

These fake pearls are almost impossible to tell from the real thing.