Original Message:   Change of heart

Now in broad daylight, using a magnifying glass I noticed the following - the “Baule face” beads are less weathered than the eye beads: different production source or just newer beads? - on some of the eye beads there is a partly lightly shining meridian, nothing like prossers. Is it a gripping tool that left this mark rather than the marks of a mould. See pics. Present conclusion - eye beads not Venetian. The white/black on Venetian beads is more intense. If only I could break up the strand (it is not mine) to check the openings more closely. - “Baule face” beads might be Venetian. The yellow is so so close to the real thing . The holes are 1mm smaller than the eye beads. But do round "Baule face" beads exist? What do you think? Copyright 2025 All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users

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