Antique Venetian Chevron Bead from the 1600s Brick Red Vintage Czech-made 11º brown seed

Vintage Czech-made 11º brown seed beads -- 1/2 kilo of seed beads on their original mega-hank

Photo shows the slight variation in these pendants

These multi stranded bunches are traditional and have been worn by several generations

mid-late 1800's

From the 1920's

Antique Venetian Chevron Bead from the 1600s Brick Red Vintage Czech-made 11º brown seedAntique Venetian 7 layer Chevron bead from the 1600s; 26mm long x 27mm diameter with translucent aqua core! So very cool! Over 400 years old! Nice example of a Venetian bead that was altered in Africa and has been worn continually as part of a large necklace for hundreds of years.