Amethyst Purple Murano Glass Heart Bead with Light Amethyst Purple Millefiori, 12mm

Authentic Murano Glass Millefiori Heart Bead in a 12mm size with a 1mm center hole. Each bead is made by using a translucent or opaque glass and adding small slices of the millefiori or mosaico canes for accent. It is called Millefiori (thousand flowers) when the slices of cane appears as a flower, and Mosaico when the cane slices are in abstract patterns. The color of this one is translucent amethyst purple murano glass with light amethyst purple millefiori. No two are ever alike as the placement of the millefiori cane slices are completely random.