Red Venetian "Samburu" Beads Bronze Chinese pendant of a smiling

Chinese pendant of a smiling you man (possibly Lan Caihe aka 蓝采和 -An Eternal Teenager - one of the 8 Immortals of Chinese mythology)

31" strand of newly made 6mm plastic beads: a nice creamy yellow

so likely smaller in the center

Stunning vintage 18º Dark Amethyst transparent pre-1900s Venetian seed beads

Never seen this design before

Red Venetian "Samburu" Beads Bronze Chinese pendant of a smiling22" strand of red Venetian glass beads (no white heart) made in the mid 1800s and traded in Africa. Beads measure 12mm long x 8mm diameter, and these are in excellent condition. Rare and very pretty. These beads were traded in Ethiopia who refer to these beads as "Samburu".