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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jivvy, post: 867487, member: 8184&quot;]Technically, the little pieces are murrine - only when you put a bunch of them together do they turn into millefiori (&quot;thousand flowers&quot;).</p><p><br /></p><p>The pressed together appearance makes me think they didn&#039;t spend enough time near a torch, but maybe that&#039;s a sign of who/when/where made them (I do not know).</p><p><br /></p><p>Aventurina/aventurine glass has been around and used in this way since forever. Or the 17th century. Something like that.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think for dating you&#039;ll need to rely more heavily on construction of the necklace and the findings.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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