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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 1196435, member: 8267&quot;]Hello Zeeshan,</p><p><br /></p><p>With regard to the glass millefiori beads - the condition of the glass surfaces suggest they are older than the widely distributed Venetian millefiori beads of the 19th century. You say they are thousands of years old, and recovered from underground. It would be very important to document the context in which the beads were found - that would be some of the best evidence in determining their date and origin.</p><p><br /></p><p>That said, the millefiori techniques were used by the ancient Romans, and later revived by the Venetians in the Middle Ages, becoming widespread during the 18th and 19th centuries. So there is a chance they may date from the Roman period. </p><p><br /></p><p>The style of the blue eye bead in the center has a particularly long history. Similar beads were made in the ancient Middle East, and later in Islamic cultures, as well as in Asia.</p><p><br /></p><p>You might try contacting the Corning Museum of Glass (cmog.org)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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