Rare antique striped 5-L Chevron Venetian Glass Trade Bead SB-20494

Beautiful rare antique hot-tumbled STRIPED 5 layer Chevron Venetian glass trade bead (Picard, Volume VII, p.33, bead 158, 159).

The bead is in excellent condition (very lightly chipped), used in the African trade in the 1800's.

The size of the bead is 16 mm X 14 mm.