Antique Venetian Millefiori trade bead, made in Murano, Venice, between 1900 and 1920.
This unusual flat, tabular bead features a richly coloured floral mosaic pattern, with blue matrix and white/red/yellow "flowers". Unlike the avarage black core, this specimen shows a red one I have never seen before!.
The closely arranged floral canes and distinctive flattened shape make this bead a particularly attractive example of traditional Venetian glassmaking for the African trade.
Purchased in 1995 at the Treichville market, Ivory Coast, West Africa.
Origin: Murano, Venice, Italy
Period: 1900–1920
Provenance: Treichville Market, Ivory Coast, 1995
Material: Glass
Technique: Millefiori
Shape: Flat / Tabular
Size: 17 × 22 × 9 mm
Weight: 7 g
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