Venetian Faceted Beads trade winds 32mm x 25mm x 7mm

32mm x 25mm x 7mm thick with inner dimension of 14mm

22mm long x 21mm tall x 4mm thick (hollow)

Heavy (67 grams) and thick with wonderful workmanship

64mm long x 32mm wide at the widest section

This rare bead has been worn smooth with age and has very minor chipping

Venetian Faceted Beads trade winds 32mm x 25mm x 7mmVenetian Cheyenne pink faceted beads, deep color, from the early 1800's or late 1700's. Cheyenne pink, in surprisingly good condition, 11mm diameter. These beads were made one at a time, lamp wound in Italy and then, by popular design, ground down to make flattened facets in Nigeria. Hole size is about 2mm. This type is extremely rare!