Old African trade bead millefiori Venetian glass bead rare Murano mosaic glass SB-36400

Beautiful rare OLD large size millefiori Venetian mosaic glass trade bead (Picard, Volume VI, page 67, bead 2037).

The bead is in very good condition (lightly beveled and lightly chipped at the ends, see photos).

The size of the bead is 28X11 mm.

Venetian Millefiori mosaic glass trade beads used in the African trade early 1900's.