Original Message:   Re: And what about these "guys"?

Both dignitaries in the photos have yellow disk beads that are too irregular to be Bohemian "button" beads. There are two "types", one broader and brighter, and I've seen other variations. There are also rounds in similar chalky yellow glass. I'm curious what others know of them. The Traders say they are old, and Venetian. I am wondering: a) Same glass as the commonest yellow King beads, and/or the cores of Cournelene d'Aleppo (older white hearts), b) Would they have been cheap and easy to make in the early 1800s or earlier? My "theory" is that they would have been one of the first yellow beads made in Venice for the Africa trade, and they are pretty old, which is why the Traders value them, even tho they are not pretty and not really rare. Copyright 2024 All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users

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