Vintage Murano Glass Clown Figurine / Ashtray. Hand Blown Glass. 1960-1969.
Murano glass refers to glassware made on the island of Murano, which is part of a network of islands in the Venetian Lagoon. For centuries, glassmakers from all over Italy flocked to Venice, a city with a port that made it a key center for trade when Venice was part of the Byzantine Empire.