I WAS supposed to be cleaning house today but whiled away my hours on this thread-thanks Floor :-). My gut feeling is that the first bead is really old but it is probably from India. If people ask me if I collect something, I should probably say beads from India. My New Year's Resolution should be to put my immense collection of beads from India in one box :-) The second bead is probably Venetian and, at least to me, so ugly that it is mesmerizing. I would like to think the third bead is African made but is probably......drum roll please.....from INDIA!!!! Judges...please????