Classic vintage African trade bead. Venetian millefiori glass elbow bead.

An antique millefiori trade elbow bead. circa 1920 (or earlier)
See Picard Vol. VI - ‘Millefiori beads from the African Trade’

Bead size: 12mm diameter x 53mm long
Hole diameter: 3mm
Weight: 15gm

Condition: Good smooth focal bead. Please examine photographs as these form part of the description. e23/18a