Purple, Black Aventurina Stripes Oval Blown Bead

Venetian blown glass bead shapes like a oval (hollow inside). Blown in the furnaces of Murano. Distinctive color stripes of translucent glass. Size is about 30mm or little less than 1 1/4 " long and15-17mm diameter, though it varies are they are individually blown by artisans in Murano. No two are ever exactly alike. This one features pale amethyst (purple) and a black filigrana.