Pre-Islamic Glass Beads earrings Vintage 1940s Japanese-made millefiori-like glass

Vintage 1940s Japanese-made millefiori-like glass ovals with candy cane 3-color striping

Antique Venetian rounds that were traded in Africa where they were heated and squashed flat to make a disk shape

made in Nigeria in the 1940’s by the Yoruba people

First image shows a 20 gram pick

Estimated to be about 1

Pre-Islamic Glass Beads earrings Vintage 1940s Japanese-made millefiori-like glassAncient glass beads found in Afghanistan, 87 beads on the strand ranging from 3mm to 7mm. Center bead is 17mm x 9mm. Multi muted colors with a variety of patterns, highly collectible! 18 inches long. These beads are about 1500 years old, made in Persia.