Large, curved antique Venetian trade bead, yellow base decorated with twisted canes and what appear to be swirled slices (very early murrine?) of these canes
45x14mm curved and in excellent condition
Made in Venice, Italy for the African trade 17th to 18th century
This bead was exhibited during a show at the Bead Museum in Washington, DC as an example of some of the earliest millefiori type beads
From the collection of Joyce Diamanti, bead researcher, writer and educator
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