Rare African trade bead old banded millefiori Venetian mosaic glass large Ghana SB-33561

Beautiful rare OLD large millefiori Venetian mosaic glass trade bead (Picard, Volume VI, p.67, bead 2070).

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

The size of the bead is 32 mm X 9 mm.

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