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Posted by: Rosanna

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07/16/2017, 08:02:40

I think these were discussed a while ago, and I think they are relatively new Indian, not old Venetian. I have a strand in the dark blue version.

This bead type has recently resurfaced on eBay as Venetian from the trade bead era.

Indonesian?... no, India, good to know
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Posted by: birdi

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07/16/2017, 08:47:27

OK, thanks. Now I know they are from India.

I have one. It has a crack through the center and will fall apart one day.

Modified by birdi at Thu, Jul 20, 2017, 06:58:24

Here are the blue / black versions
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Posted by: Rosanna

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07/19/2017, 15:44:19

I got these from the James Lewis collection, so I estimate they are from the 1980s or so. I saw one on eBay represented as a rare German marble bead.

Size is a nice 19.5 mm diameter.

Modified by Rosanna at Wed, Jul 19, 2017, 15:45:21

I think they are Indian too
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Posted by: floorkasp

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07/20/2017, 00:50:24

They pop up every now and then, including here on BCN.
Don't know if there was consensus, but they look Indian to me. The large, unfinished hole gives them away, I think.

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Posted by: stefany

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07/20/2017, 05:57:19

we used to sell some like them from my Indian supplier - they have wide holes.

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