Venetian ‘rosetta’ 6 layer chevron African trade bead

A fine authentic Venetian 6 layer chevron bead from the North American trade.
White, blue, white, red, white, blue. 12 point star. Considerable wear evident. Possibly by the Constantini Company. See Picard Vol. VII - ‘Chevron and Nueva Cadiz Beads from the West African Trade’).

Bead size: 24mm diameter x 30mm long
Threading hole diameter: 4.5mm
Weight: 28gm

Fine example with a good shape and very tactile.
Please examine photographs as these form part of the description. e23/58