Powderglass King beads, black with amber and red patterns, 13x16mm on extra long 33-inch strands of 60 beads.
Making this style of bead in a clay mold is a real feat of ingenuity by Krobo bead-makers of Ghana. The beads are made in 2 cone shaped halves and then fused together. Unlike some other powder glass King bead styles, in this case the designs are individually painted onto the surface with a mixture of powdered class, ceramic pigment and water, then the beads get a final quick heating so fuse the pattern. The makers have told me it's all too much work and they don't plan to make any more.
The cost of the original antique Venetian King beads just keeps going up tho, so who knows. I decided to buy all the strands I like and am offering them as strands here and in sets of 5 at AFG-199
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