- Set of 2 Millefiori beads, larger one 33x10mm, holes big enough for leather
- Made in Venice early 1900s for the African Trade
- Top bead decorated with hybrid (6 dots) and cased (concentric circles) murrine (slices of patterned canes)
- Lower bead combines two different patterns of composite (bundled) cane slices, indicating earlier date.
- Both have a lovely patina, but the lower has a chip at one end.
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Read more about Venetian Millefiori/Mosaic beads in the African Bead Resources section of our FAQ Page