Antique Venetian Chevron Bead from the 1600s Brick Red 9mm diameter

9mm diameter

Vintage Czech-made 11º brown seed beads -- 1/2 kilo of seed beads on their original mega-hank

Photo shows the slight variation in these pendants

These multi stranded bunches are traditional and have been worn by several generations

Some of these beads have great sub-surface passages

Antique Venetian Chevron Bead from the 1600s Brick Red 9mm diameterAntique Venetian 7 layer Chevron bead from the 1600s; 26mm long x 27mm diameter with translucent aqua core! 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.