Scavo Textured Murano Glass Disc Bead, Topaz & Exterior Gold, 20mm

Venetian Bead in the Scavo technique often used in the furnaces of Murano. Scavo means "unearthing" and has been used to produce glass which resembles the ancient glass unearthed in Roman and Etruscian ruins. To produce this the hot bead is rolled in extremely fine frit (ground glass) which gives the exterior of this bead texture. The gold not unlike the ca'd'oro method is also contained in the frit. A branch of leaves is incised into the hot bead using a cane of aventurina. The look is soft and the texture adds to it's beauty. This is in a disc or lentil (slightly puffy in the middle) and is approximately 20-21mm in diameter. The color on this one is a base of topaz with the exterior gold foil & aventurina in the branches. The branches are called rame in Italian.