Title: Cornaline d' Aleppo Venetian Trade Beads
Material: Glass beads and metal coins
Culture: Venice
Country: Italy
Collection #: 5411
Provenance: Private Collection
Value: $1,800.00
Description: From the late 1800s to early 1900s these early two
layer beads with white or yellow cores were
traded in both the Old & New Worlds, in Africa
and North and South America. They appear
to glow from within. According to Picard,
"Cornaline d'Aleppo are among the most
cherished beads for collectors...because of their
rich outer layer color." Cornaline is the French
and Italian word for carnelian, and it is believed
that these beads got their name because they
resembled the red color of carnelians.
