19th Century Venetian Black/Blue Eye Bead Strand / Necklace African Artifact "wearing clothing of camel’s hair

"wearing clothing of camel’s hair with a leather belt around his waist

praying that Saint Peter's Shadow might fall upon them

along with the Dominican lay brother

Attributed to the "Left Handed Painter"

19th Century Venetian Black/Blue Eye Bead Strand / Necklace African Artifact "wearing clothing of camel’s hair19th Century Venetian hand wound and inlaid lamp beads with extremely double row inlaid raised "Eyes" in brilliant blue color. 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,