Stunning Carved Jade Pendant Antique Venetian Trade Bead Necklace

Overall Length: 17″
Stunning carved jade pendant in the shape of a bat with hand knotted Venetian king and yellow black/yellow stripe antique Venetian trade beads from the 1800s. King beads were made in Venice by highly skilled glass guild workers using the technique called “marvering” or rolling soft glass on a smooth, hard work surface. The lovely antique Venetian black and yellow beads are wound hot glass with alternating colors, hence their name “wound beads”. The stunning jade bat pendant is a talisman for happiness and good fortune. Flying bats are messengers of happiness from heaven in Chinese symbology. Sacred jade is an ancient grounding talisman energetically giving emotional harmony and wisdom to those who possess it.