Explore this rare antique Venetian lampwork glass trade bead, beautifully decorated with a rattlesnake trail design. This unique bead, also known as a fancy Venetian wound glass bead, features an elongated elbow shape, adding elegance to its intricate detailing.
Size: 25 x 7 mm
Condition: Excellent
These Venetian wound glass beads, crafted in Venice in the early 1900s, were widely used in African trade, especially in regions like Ghana and West Africa. Lampwork beads, or wound glass beads, are created through a meticulous handcrafting process where molten glass is wound around a metal rod, resulting in intricate and unique patterns.
Venetian trade beads like this one held great value during the African trade, serving both as currency and as symbols of wealth and status in various communities, especially in Ghana.
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