ANCIENT PYU-KUSHAN INDOTIBETAN ETCHED AGATE CHUNG DZI 6 STRIPE TUBE BEAD 15.2 MM

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A PYU KINGDOM / KUSHAN ETCHED BLACK AND TAN LINE DECORATED SMALL AGATE CHUNG SIX STRIPE PATTERN IN A TUBE SHAPE. NOTE THE WEATHERED WEAR ON ONE END AND SMOOTHLY WORN SURFACE PATINA. THIS BEAD REQUIRED SOME ADVANCED ANCIENT CHEMISTRY. FROM A PRIVATELY HELD COLLECTION AND RECENTLY OUT OF STORAGE AFTER 25 YEARS. 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 COMING EBAY AUCTION YEAR. THESE AGATE BEADS ARE VERY HARD [  harness number is 6.5 ]  AND YET THEY WERE POLISHED AND DRILLED BY HAND. THESE BEADS REQUIRED A VERY A HI-TECH FABRICATION TECHNIQUE WITH MANY REQUIRED STEPS TO COMPLETE. ZERO [0] FEEDBACK EBAY MEMBERS NEED MY PERMISSON PRIOR TO AUCTION ENGAGEMENT. DOMESTIC BUYERS WITH COMBINED SALES OF 100$ OR MORE  [ PER MAILING ] DO NOT HAVE TO PAY ANY POSTAL OR TRACKING CHARGES. A PERFECT BEAD ARTIFACT FROM THE ANCIENT PYU CULTURE OF BURMA.  THE THICKNESS IS 4.5 MM.