ANCIENT PYU KINGDOM S.E. ASIA CARNELIAN LONG TAPERED BEAD 44.5 BY 7.0 mm

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ANCIENT SOUTH EAST ASIAN PYU KINGDOM CARNELIAN LONG TAPERED SHAPED BEAD FROM A PRIVATELY HELD COLLECTION AND RECENTLY OUT OF STORAGE AFTER MANY YEARS. FANTASTIC WEAR PATINA. IT MAY BE THAT ONE END WAS RESHAPED DUE TO THE OVER ALL CONTOUR OF THIS BEAD ARTIFACT BUT I HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING. THE BEAD ARTIST MAY HAVE MADE IT THIS WAY TO SALVAGE ALL HIS HARD WORK. THIS REGION [ SOUTH EAST ASIA ] HAS AN OUTSTANDING ANCIENT BEAD HISTORY WITH MANY CULTURES OCCUPYING THE SAME OR NEIGHBORING AREAS THROUGH OUT THE LAST 2500 YEARS OR MORE. I WILL BE GOING INTO SEVERAL DIFFERENT CULTURES AND TIME PERIODS DURING THIS YEAR. AFTER YOU WEAR THIS BEAD IT MAY BECOME MORE TRANSLUSCENT. YOU ONLY NEED JUST A FEW  BEADS LIKE THIS TO ADD SOME EXCITEMENT TO YOUR ANCIENT NECKLACE. ZERO [0] FEEDBACK EBAY MEMBERS  NEED MY EMAIL PERMISSION PRIOR TO ENGAGEMENT IN ANY OF MY AUCTIONS. DOMESTIC BUYERS WITH COMBINED SALES OF 100 $ OR MORE [ PER MAILING ] PAY NO POSTAL OR TRACKING FEES AT ALL !!! THIS IS A CLASSIC NECKLACE BEAD FOR DESIGNERS. PLACE SOME PYU GREEN CHALCEDONY NEXT TO THIS BEAD IN YOUR NECKLACE SEQUENCE.