Powderglass King beads, green with amber and red decor 15x15mm on 27-inch strand.
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. Getting spots of amber and red requires careful placement of small of pulverized amber and red glass inside the edges of the mold before the majority of the green powdered glass sifted in. It's such a lot of work, that the makers told me they aren't making them anymore.
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. You get about 30% off per bead by buying the strands.
Find the sets of 5 at AFG-196
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