Europe, Italy, Venice, found in western Africa, ca. 18th to early 19th century CE. A matched group of fifty-one gorgeous mint green glass beads with bands of yellow, red, white, and blue, made using the millefiori process. To make millefiori beads, artisans produce glass canes or rods, called murrine, by layering different-colored glass around a core. At this stage, their multicolored patterns are only visible from the cut ends of the cane. The rods are heated in a furnace and stretched until thin, then cut into beads. The original process is ancient, but it was revived in Venice, particularly in Murano, the glass-making part of the archipelago, sometime in the early 16th century CE. Length of strand: 25" L (63.5 cm)

Provenance: private Tacoma, Washington, USA collection

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Light patina on surface.