19th Century Venetian Cadiz Bead San Salvador de Horta Chatoyancy exhibits a changeable silky

Chatoyancy exhibits a changeable silky luster as light is reflected within the thin parallel fibrous bands

but with his holy life he certainly made up for the sins he committed before his conversion

was the inspiration for founding a religious order for the purpose of rescuing those unfortunate captives: "Peter of Nolasco was captured and taken prisoner by the Saracens

Saint Joseph

While visiting the Temple in Jerusalem at age twelve

19th Century Venetian Cadiz Bead San Salvador de Horta Chatoyancy exhibits a changeable silkyHand drawn and inlaid 3 layer mid 19th Century Venetian "Cadiz" Bead Used as trade currency in Nigeria and Mali, West Africa Overall condition is very good Small chips and pitting are a natural feature of their surface and patina due to age and extensive use W 17mm x H 17mm x L 81mm