These 19th Century Venetian hand wound and inlaid lamp beads with double row inlaid raised “Eyes”.Originally created in Venice and Murano Italy, a torch or high intensity flame glass lamp was used to melt glass canes or rods. Once in a molten state, the glass bead was formed by blowing and shaping with tools and hand movements. Often a winding technique can be seen in the body of the glass bead. Intricate patterns, especially favored were "Eye"s, were created by melting or inlaying other colored canes of glass into the base bead. #19thcentury #19thcenturybeads #19thcenturyvenetian #antiquevenetianglass #antiquevenetianglassbeads #eyebeads #antiqueeyebeads #antiquebeads #lampbeads #evileyebeads #evileye #westafrica #westafricanbeads #mali #africanjewelry #fashion #style #shop #nyc #unionsquare #beadsofparadise (at Beads of Paradise NYC) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRmBwfshwal/?utm_medium=tumblr