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Hi ,
I think that the glass used in this ring may be far older than Venetian production.
It looks to be likely to be early Islamic or roman ie over 900 years old..
A beauty!
S x
If you could send a few more pics of the glass I will take another look.
BAGUE21.0551 on your site also has a far older bead than a Venetian piece of glass.. it is a folded glass bead
http://www.africantradebeads.com/Product_Index/AntiqueBeads/Mas7/ma...
this reference page shows some examples
Warm wishes
Sarah