ANCIENT INDO TIBETAN WEST.ASIA CHUNG AGATE GORGEOUS MIDDLE BANDED TUBE BEAD

Description

ANOTHER ONE OF MY BEST ANCIENT NATURAL CHUNG AGATE TUBE BEADS WITH HARMONIOUS CONTRASTS OF BLACK BROWN AND DARK TRANSLUSCENT ORANGE WITH A GORGEOUS MIDDLE BANDING ZONE. THIS IS A TREASURED HEIRLOOM BEAD FROM THE FOOTHILLS OF THE HIMALAYANS [ INCLUDING ANCIENT NEPAL, ANCIENT BURMA, SOUTH EAST ASIA AND WESTERN ASIA ] . THESE CHUNG NATURAL AGATE HEIRLOOM BEADS [ 1500 YEARS OLD OR MORE ] HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR COLLECTOR'S BEADS IN ASIA THE LAST FEW 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 ORNAMENT COLLECTION ].  THE SIZE IS LISTED ABOVE. THE PUMTEKMAN STARTING COLLECTING THESE BEADS DIRECTLY FROM SOME OF THE ORIGINAL BEAD IMPORTERS IN THE 1990'S. DOMESTIC [ USA ] BUYERS WITH  A COMBINED SALES TOTALS OF OVER 100 $ [ PER MAILING ] DO NOT PAY FOR ANY POST FEES AND TRACKING FEES. THIS IS A HIGH QUALITY BEAD. SIZE IS 67 BY 8.6 MM.