No. 118a
Recycled and "end of the day" beads

Top row: Venetian “end of the day” beads with inlaid chevron fragments and murrine.
Circa1850 to1920. Center bead is 35mm x 25mm. Copy or copied? This is the question.

First two beads in bottom row are older generation beads recycled in Ghana from scrap glass including white hearts. Center bead is 32mm x 24mm.

The bead on left is contemporary recycled in Ghana from scrap glass. 28mm x 23mm