ANCIENT INDO TIBETAN WESTERN ASIA CHUNG DZI AGATE MIDDLE BANDED TUBE BEAD

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AN ANCIENT WELL KEPT NATURAL CHUNG AGATE TUBULAR BEAD WITH HARMONIOUS CONTRASTS OF GREY WITH WHITE GORGEOUS BANDING LINE. AN AUTHENTIC BANDED AGATE BEAD SUITABLE TO COMPLIMENT AUTHENTIC DZI BEADS. THIS IS A TREASURED HEIRLOOM BEAD FROM THE FOOTHILLS OF THE HIMALAYANS [ INCLUDING ANCIENT NEPAL, ANCIENT BURMA AND WESTERN ASIA ] . THESE CHUNG NATURAL AGATE HEIRLOOM BEADS [ 1800 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. WITH OUT A DOUBT THIS BEAD IS AUTHENTIC.  I BELIEVE THE BEAD ENDINGS ON THIS BEAD HAVE BEEN REPOLISHED. 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  [ SUSINETTI COLLECTION  1993 ].  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. THE SIZE IS 28.3 BY 9.4 MM. THE BEAD HOLE IS OCCLUDED WITH DIG DIRT.