ANCIENT ETCHED AGATE '' 6 STRIPE BARREL '' PYU INDO TIBETAN LINE DECORATED BEAD

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A RARE DEEP BLACK ANCIENT 6 STRIPE PATTERN PATINIZED INDO TIBETAN SAMON PYU KINGDOM LINE DECORATED AGATE HEIRLOOM BEAD WITH A  BARREL SHAPE THAT HAS HIGH CONTRAST WHITE LINE DECORATIONS. BEAUTIFUL AGED WEATHERED SURFACE. THIS IS ONE OF THE MORE TREASURED BEADS IN THE SOUTH EAST ASIAN BEAD MARKET RIGHT NOW. REMARKABLE WORKMANSHIP. LIKE I SAY, THE ANCIENT PYU HAD HIGHEST LAPIDARY SKILLS REQUIRED. TRY TO HOLD A SMALL AGATE STONE AND THEN SCULPT IT, COLOR IT, LINE DECORATE IT, HEAT FIRING IT AND THEN FINALLY DRILLING THE HOLE AND POLISHING THE HEIRLOOM PIECE !!!!! THIS IS A PRECISION FABRICATED BEAD FROM THE FOOTHILLS OF THE HIMALAYANS . THESE AUTHENTIC ETCHED AGATE TYPE BEADS [ ALMOST 2000 YEARS OLD ] HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR COLLECTOR'S BEADS IN THE LAST 10 YEARS. EBAY HAS BEEN PROLIFERATED WITH COUNTERFEIT AND PHONY BEADS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. THE PUMTEKMAN OFFERS ONLY AUTHENTIC BEADS ON HIS EBAY SITE. BEADS SUCH AS THIS ONE ARE RARE  AND WHEN YOU STUDY THE PHOTOS  YOU WILL RECOGNIZE WHAT QUALITIES CONSTITUTE AN AUTHENTIC BEAD, SO STUDY AWAY !!! SCHOLARSHIP IS REQUIRED WHEN YOU PARTICIPATE IN THE HOBBY OF ANCIENT BEAD COLLECTING. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE WHERE THE BEAD CAME FROM AND WHO WAS THE PREVIOUS OWNER  [ NOP YU CHIANG MAI  ORNAMENT COLLECTION ].  THE SIZE IS LISTED ABOVE. THIS BEAD CAME FROM THE PREVIOUS MENTIONED COLLECTOR'S NECKLACE OF LINE DECORATED AGATE PYU BEADS. THE PUMTEKMAN STARTING COLLECTING THESE BEADS DIRECTLY FROM SOME OF THE ORIGINAL BEAD IMPORTERS IN THE 1990'S  SEE *** BELOW FOR THE AUCTION REQUIRED PAYPAL AND POSTAL WITH TRACKING INFORMATION. ZERO FEEDBACK [ 0 ] EBAY MEMBERS MUST GET AN EMAIL PERMISSION FROM ME PRIOR TO ENGAGEMENT. DOMESTIC [ USA ] BUYERS WITH  A COMBINED SALES TOTALS OF OVER 100 $ OR MORE [ PER MAILING ] DO NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY POST FEES AND TRACKING FEES. THE SIZE IS 7.2 BY 6.0 MM.