Murano Glass Bead, Maroon White Sculpted Teardrop Blown 65mm

This mouth blown authentic Murano Glass bead is made using a special, labor intensive technique that is applied to the bead after they are blown and annealled. The effect is nown as battuto in Muranese. It is much like the old chevron beads where the mosaico canes were ground to reveal the colors underneath. This new series of colors were designed by Benda and the glassblower. Size is approximately 65mm in length and about 25mm in diameter. Size and shape and exact shading vary as these are completely handmade. The size of the hole is between 1.5mm and 2.5mm. The colors in this are very a very earthy brown mixed with white.