400 Year Old Venetian Chevron Bead marbles 25" strand of large funky

25" strand of large funky orange-red red 9mm diameter x 5mm inter-locking glass "snake" beads

41mm wide x 50mm tall x 13mm thick

Three of these pendants depict the northern Indian goddess Hoi Mata

and sodium silicate (with various trace elements such as sulfur that adds to its unique tannish-yellow hue)

5 gram bag (approx

400 Year Old Venetian Chevron Bead marbles 25" strand of large funkyAntique lop sided Venetian 7 layer Chevron bead from the 1600s; 18mm long X 23mm diameter. So very cool! Over 400 years old! Nice example of a Venetian bead that was altered in Africa and has been worn continually as part of a large necklace for hundreds of years.