ANCIENT SOUTH EAST ASIAN KHMER EMPIRE GOLD GILDED HEAVY BRASS BEAD 35 BY 11 MM

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AN ANCIENT WORN AND WEATHERED GOLD GILDED HEAVY BRASS TUBE BEAD FROM THE SOUTH EAST ASIAN REGION KNOWN AS THE KHMER EMPIRE. EBAY HAS BEEN PROLIFERATED WITH COUNTERFEIT AND PHONY BEADS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. WITH OUT A DOUBT THIS BEAD IS AUTHENTIC. 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 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. A FANTASTIC BEAD WITH A DEEP RICH PATINA. HEAVY IN IT'S WEIGHT AND IT'S HISTORY. THE KINGDOM OF THE KHMER EMPIRE [ ANGKOR WAT ] WAS 10 TIMES THE SIZE OF SAN FRANCISCO.