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Huge Ancient Four Striped Chung dZi with Gold Repair - 69 mm
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Our Price: £2,995.00
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A huge ancient Chong dZi of rare quality and appearance. This is a large dark opaque agate with four stripes. It is likely that this was originally a five striped bead, however, this bead was discovered already damaged. It has since been repaired with a band of 22 K gold. A visually stunning and very powerful looking dZi amulet.
length 69 mm x 19 mm
1000 BCE to 300 CE
Origin: Nepal
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Ancient Luk Mik dZi Bead
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Our Price: £1,995.00
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A wonderful ancient Luk Mik with a dark opaque eye and a crystalline border. Displays a fine patina from centuries or heirlooming and wearing as an amulet.
Condition: Very good with some weathering. No breaks or repairs.
Sourced in India in the 1970s
Age: 1000 BCE to 300 BCE
approx 26 mm x 25 mm
10 mm depth
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Ancient Agate Bead Strand
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Our Price: £1,800.00
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A great strand of 40 ancient Indo-Tibetan and Western Asiatic banded agates. Prized in Tibet and the Himalayan regions.
40 ancient agate beads.
1 antique turquoise bead
Condition: Excellent with minor weathering
Length of strand approx 24 inches
largest bead = 26 mm x 18 mm
smallest = 8 mm x 8 mm
Age of agates: 1000 BCE to 300 CE
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Ancient Luk Mik dZi Bead
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Our Price: £1,500.00
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A wonderful ancient Luk Mik eye bead.
Condition: Very good with minor weathering. No breaks or repairs.
Sourced in India in the 1970s
Age: 1000 BCE to 300 BCE
approx 24 mm
9 mm depth
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Ancient Chung dZi with two diagonal stripes
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Our Price: £1,200.00
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A rare honey coloured Chung dZi. The bead remains free from damage and has only minor weathering. It displays two large diagonal stripes which are seldom seen.
length 35 mm x 11 mm
2000 Years old + or -
Prized in Tibet and the Himalayan regions
Collected in the 1970s
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Ancient Phum dZi Bead
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Our Price: £1,200.00
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RESERVED!
A wonderful very fat ancient Phum dZi. Free from breaks or repairs. The ends are worn smooth from centuries of close contact to the body and rubbing against other beads. Tibetans believe that Phum dZi are the oldest of all beads within the dZi family.
Prized in Tibet and the Himalayan regions.
Age: 1000 BCE to 300 BCE
Length 26.35 mm
Width 18.63 mm
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Rare Turquoise & Silver Amulet Necklace
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Our Price: £1,200.00
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An absolutely awesome necklace strung with beautiful turquoise and a stunning old silver amulet. The stringing alone involved many hours of loving work. Also includes old silver and bronze spacer beads. Turquoise of this quality has almost disappeared from the marketplace in recent years. This is without doubt one of the most impressive necklaces we have ever offered.
A heavy piece that is beautifully strung on strong and secure cord and ready to be worn.
Approx 100 turquoise beads.
Beads sourced in Nepal
approx 30 inches length
old silver amulet approx 80 mm x 35 mm
Condition: Excellent
230 grams
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Ancient Five Striped Chung dZi
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Our Price: £800.00
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A beautiful dZi of rare quality and appearance. The bead remains free from damage and has only minor weathering.
Condition: Excellent
length 38.5 mm x 10 mm
2000 years old + or -
Prized in the Himalayan regions
Ex Rita Okrent Collection
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Ancient Decorated Carnelian with Cuneiform Script
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Our Price: £795.00
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A very rare large ancient carnelian bead displaying what appears to be cuneiform characters. This writing system dates back to Mesopotamian times and is as early as 3000 BCE and as late as 100 CE. Unfortunately the meaning on this bead has yet to be revealed. The colour of this bead (dark lines on pinkish grey body) indicates that it experienced some fire damage at some point in its history. It could have been overheated by the bead maker when applying the decoration or perhaps it happened as the result of a cremation. There is some weathering to the body and a few surface digs, but it still remains robust and very suitable to be worn. This is the only bead of its type we have handled or ever seen for sale, so it is rare amongst carnelians.
Condition: Very good. No breaks or repairs.
Provenance: Ex Rita Okrent Collection
Western Asiatic
Age: 1000 BCE + or -
38 mm x 14 mm
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Rare Matched Pair of New Sakor Namkor dZi
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Our Price: £700.00
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It is incredibly difficult to source new dZi beads of this quality and comparable beads fetch very high prices in Nepal and Tibet because they closely resemble ancient dZi. This is a high quality matched pair that display the Sakor Namkor (Earth Door Sky Door) design. They are not to be confused with cheaper mass produced dZi coming out of China or Taiwan. This is the last pair of beads in this quality that we have in our inventory.
approx 50 mm x 12 mm
Sourced in Nepal.
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Rare Matched Pair of Long Tiger dZi or Double Wave Design - High Quality New dZi
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Our Price: £700.00
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It is incredibly difficult to source new dZi beads of this quality and comparable beads fetch very high prices in Nepal and Tibet because they closely resemble ancient dZi. This is a high quality matched pair that display the a double stripe wave design. This design is commonly seen on oval Tiger dZi and rarely on long fusiform or tube shaped dZi. This is the only pair of this quality and type that we have ever seen or offered. These beads are not to be confused with cheaper mass produced dZi coming out of China or Taiwan.
Condition: Excellent
approx 49 mm x 12 mm
Sourced in Nepal.
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Huge Gold Capped Ancient Chung dZi
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Our Price: £700.00
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A stunning ancient Chung dZi that has been recently capped with 24 K gold. It displays gorgeous banding and would make an amazing centre piece on a necklace. When whole this bead could have been more than 10 cms in length!! This is one of the finest banded agate beads we have ever offered for sale.
48.89 mm x 20.13 mm
Prized in the Himalayan Regions
Age 1000 BCE to 300 CE
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Ancient Lightning Bolt Pumtek Bead - 15 mm
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Our Price: £600.00
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A wonderful ancient eight stripe pumtek bead that was sourced in Burma in the 1980s. There are eight stripes in total, however, three stripes display the rare zig zag or lightning bolt design. The bead also appears to have blood spots under magnification. The perforations have deep ancient wear from being strung with other beads. A fine example.
Origin: Burma
Age: Pyu/Tircul
Condition: Excellent
Material: highly agatised Pumtek
15 mm
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Ancient Four Striped Tiger Pumtek
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Our Price: £600.00
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A fine looking ancient Tiger Pumtek stone bead. This impressive agatised bead displays 4 zig zag stripes and has a superfine usage patina that is almost dZi-like in quality. It came out of Burma in the 1980s and has remained in a private collection until recently.
Condition: Excellent with a small end nik that has worn smooth.
Origin: Burma, Pyu/Tircul Period
26 mm x 8 mm
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Ancient Nine Striped Tiger Pumtek
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Our Price: £500.00
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A fine looking ancient Pumtek bead. This impressive opalised bead displays 9 zig zag stripes and has a lovely usage patina. It came out of Burma in the 1980s and has remained in a private collection until recently.
Condition: Excellent
Origin: Burma, Pyu/Tircul Period
35 mm x 10 mm
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Rare Human Skull Kapala Mala with Antique Turquoise
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Our Price: £500.00
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A rare tantric mala (Thöpa Trengwa) comprised of 108 authentic human skull beads and a impressive skull guru bead (our last one) carved from horn. It is extremely difficult to source these beads and in fact we have exhausted the remaining stock of our supplier. This means it is unlikely we will be able to source more in the near future. The beads are particularly fine. This mala includes antique turquoise dividers, a new three eyed oval dZi and silver counters for keeping track of mantra recitations.
Age: kapala beads were crafted in the 1990s
Bead size approx 14 mm diameter (6 mm width)
skull guru bead crafted in the ancient city of Bhaktapur approx 32 mm x 23 mm
Antique turquoise = 100 to 300 years old.
strung on strong braided nylon cord.
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Ancient Tabular Banded Agate Bead
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Our Price: £500.00
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A beautifully sculpted ancient banded agate bead with fine natural banding and several natural eyes. Ancient agate beads of this quality rarely come into the marketplace.
Age: 1000 BCE +
Western Asiatic
Condition: Very good with minor weathering
23 mm x 14 mm
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Huge Antique Seven Layer Venetian Chevron
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Our Price: £500.00
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An antique drawn glass seven layer Venetian chevron from the African trade. A very large vibrant collectible glass bead.
Origin: Venice, Italy
16th Century
approx 50.5 mm (2 inches) x 37 mm
perforation size = 11 mm
Condition: Very good with some weathering
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Ancient Banded Agate Bead
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Our Price: £450.00
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A beautifully sculpted ancient banded agate bead with fine natural banding and unusual colour. Very few beads of this quality are ever seen in the marketplace. This will be one of the most spectacular agates in your collection.
Age: 1000 BCE + or -
Western Asiatic
Condition: Very good with minor weathering
39 mm x 26 mm
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Huge Antique Seven Layer Venetian Chevron
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Our Price: £450.00
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An antique drawn glass seven layer Venetian chevron from the African trade. A classic glass bead of rare size. Introduced to Africa by Dutch merchants, the chevron bead became highly valued for personal adornment.
Origin: Venice, Italy
16th Century
approx 41 mm x 40 mm
perforation size = 7.5 mm
Condition: Very good with some weathering
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Rare Pumtek Stone Bead with Lotus Design
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Our Price: £400.00
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A superb ancient pumtek with the sought after double lotus design. When you turn the bead to view the side profile the lotus becomes more apparent. Very few of these beads are seen for sale in the marketplace. Sourced in the 1980s and remaining in private collections until recently. The bead has been worn silky smooth from centuries of close contact to the body.
Origin: Burma, Pyu/Tircul
approx 14 mm
Condition: Excellent
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Rare Pumtek Stone bead - Bird or Chevron Design
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Our Price: £400.00
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A lovely dark ancient Pumtek stone bead from Burma. This is one of the rarer designs seen on pumtek. The bead displays triple end stripes and the six bird or chevron design. It is interesting to note that when this design is seen on ancient dZi beads, the birds are viewed as the Garuda. The lines display yellowish hues against an earthen brown base colour.
Origin: Burma
Collected in India in the 1980s
approx 27 mm x 7.5 mm
Condition: Excellent with an end nik worn smooth
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Rare Pumtek Stone bead - Bird or Chevron Design
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Our Price: £400.00
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A lovely ancient Pumtek stone bead from Burma. This is one of the rarer designs seen on pumtek. The bead displays triple end stripes and the six bird or chevron design. It is interesting to note that when this design is seen on ancient dZi beads, the birds are viewed as the Garuda. The lines display yellowish hues against an earthen brown base colour.
Origin: Burma
Collected in India in the 1980s
approx 27 mm x 9 mm
Condition: Excellent
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Ancient Banded Agate Bead
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Our Price: £400.00
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A stunning ancient banded agate bead with superb usage patina. Beads such as this are now rarely seen outside of private collections.
Age: 1000 BCE to 300 CE
Prized in the Himalayan Regions
Condition: Excellent
32 mm x 13 mm
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Ancient Banded Agate Bead
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Our Price: £400.00
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A beautifully sculpted ancient banded agate bead with fine natural banding and a natural eye when viewing the side profile. Ancient agate beads of this quality rarely come into the marketplace.
Age: 1000 BCE +
Western Asiatic
Condition: Very good with minor weathering
31 mm x 23 mm
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Fine quality Matched Pair of New Tiger dZi
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Our Price: £400.00
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A fine quality matched pair of oval dZi displaying the sought after Tiger design. This is one of the finest sets of this type that we have ever offered. Perfect for flanking a longer dZi bead.
22.00 mm x 18 mm
Sourced in Nepal
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Rare Ancient Pumtek Stone bead - Bird or Chevron Design
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Our Price: £350.00
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A lovely ancient Pumtek stone bead from Burma. This is one of the rarer designs seen on pumtek. The bead displays triple end stripes and the six bird or chevron design. It is interesting to note that when this design is seen on an ancient dZi beads, the birds are viewed as the Garuda. A dZi with a Garuda design will also command upwards of $30,000 in Tibet and Nepal. The ends and body of the bead are polished smooth from centuries of rubbing against the skin and other beads. It also has lovely orangey red hues.
Origin: Burma, Pyu/Tircul period
approx 24 mm x 9 mm
Condition: Excellent
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Large Ancient Banded Agate Bead - 41 mm
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Our Price: £350.00
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A beautifully sculpted ancient banded agate bead. Very few beads of this quality and size are ever seen in the marketplace. This will be one of the most spectacular agates in your collection.
Age: 1000 BCE + or -
Western Asiatic
Condition: Very good with minor weathering
41 mm x 29 mm
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Ancient Banded Agate Bead
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Our Price: £350.00
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A beautiful ancient banded agate bead with fine natural banding and a natural eye. Ancient agate beads of this quality rarely come into the marketplace.
Age: 1000 BCE +
Western Asiatic
Condition: Very good with minor weathering
24 mm x 11 mm
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Ancient Banded Agate Bead
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Our Price: £350.00
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A lovely ancient banded agate bead. It is now becoming almost impossible to source large agate beads with such wonderful banding.
Age: 1000 BCE to 300 CE
Prized in the Himalayan Regions
Condition: Very good with a small end nik.
38 mm x 11 mm
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Ancient Four Stripe Tiger Pumtek
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Our Price: £350.00
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A large dark Tiger Pumtek with four stripes. Prices of Pumtek have rocketed in the past couple of years, now making them amongst the most sought after of all collectible beads. They are particularly popular with collectors of dZi because of their similarity in appearance.
Age: Ancient Pyu/Tircul
Sourced in the 1980s.
Origin: Burma
31 mm x 9 mm
Condition: Excellent
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Large Ancient Damaged Chung dZi
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Our Price: £350.00
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A stunning and still wearable damaged portion of an extremely large Chung dZi.
This piece would have easily been more than 10 cm in length when whole.
Origin: Tibet/Himalayan
34.51mm x 23.91 mm
1000 BCE to 300 CE
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Jade Double Tiger Pendant
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Our Price: £300.00
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A deep green jade pendant carved in the shape of two Tigers. There are suspension holes at the top and bottom to allow it to be strung and worn as a pendant. There does appear to be some age to this piece.
Origin: China
45 mm x 41 mm
31 grams
Condition: Very good
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Ancient Four Striped Tiger Pumtek
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Our Price: £300.00
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A fine ancient Pumtek bead. This impressive bead displays 4 zig zag stripes and has a lovely usage patina from centuries of being worn on the body. It came out of Burma in the 1980s and has remained in a private collection until recently.
Condition: Excellent
Origin: Burma
28 mm x 7 mm
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Pumtek Stone Bead with Lotus and Star Design
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Our Price: £300.00
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A highly collectible Pumtek stone bead with rare design. The body displays a star like decoration and when the holes are viewed a lotus flower is seen. Very few of these beads are seen for sale because this is one of the rarest Pumtek designs. This design may have originally been inspired by the shell of the Burmese Star Tortoise.
Origin: Burma, Pyu/Tircul
Condition: Excellent
Size: 13 mm
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HAND CARVED LAPIS LAZULI MEDICINE BUDDHA
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Our Price: £300.00
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A rare hand carved miniature lapis lazuli Medicine Buddha. In his right hand he holds the healing Myrobalan plant. It is extremely difficult to carve stone in this size with such fine detail. Suitable for keeping in a large gau or placed on your shrine. This is a one off piece! Small but perfect!
Hand carved in Nepal.
Material: Natural Lapis Lazuli
height approx 32 mm
width approx 26 mm
depth approx 17 mm
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Ancient Banded Agate Bead
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Our Price: £300.00
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A fine looking large ancient agate bead with lovely crystalline eyes.
Age: 1000 BCE + or -
Western Asiatic
Condition: Very good with minor weathering.
35 mm x 21 mm
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Ancient Banded Agate Bead
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Our Price: £300.00
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A large ancient banded agate bead.
Age: 1000 BCE + or -
Western Asiatic
Condition: Very good with minor weathering
36 mm x 26 mm
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Fine quality New Bow Shaped Chung dZi
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Our Price: £300.00
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A magnificent bow or crescent shaped Chung dZi bead of rare appearance and quality. This would make a impressive focal bead on a necklace. This is certainly one of the finest contemporary dZi beads you are likely find anywhere.
66.82 mm x 21.36 mm
Condition: Excellent
Sourced in Nepal
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Fine Quality Pair of New Tiger dZi
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Our Price: £300.00
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A fine quality matched pair of new dZi beads with the Tiger design. Also includes an antique amber bead.
22 mm x 19 mm
Sourced in Nepal
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Ancient Banded Agate Bead
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Our Price: £300.00
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A lovely ancient banded agate bead.
Age: 1000 BCE to 300 CE
Prized in the Himalayan Regions
Condition: Excellent
32 mm x 11 mm
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Ancient Banded Agate Bead
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Our Price: £300.00
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A lovely ancient banded agate bead with strong colour and fantastic natural banding. Displays a patina that only develops after being worn for centuries.
Age: 1000 BCE to 300 CE
Prized in the Himalayan Regions
Condition: Good with some surface fissures and weathering
29 mm x 10 mm
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Ancient Single Stripe Chung dZi
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Our Price: £300.00
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A lovely translucent ancient single stripe Chung dZi.
Sourced in Nepal
Condition: Excellent
Age: 2000 Years + or -
26 mm x 10 mm
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New Bow Shaped Chung dZi
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Our Price: £300.00
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An absolutely stunning bead of rare appearance. It displays four stripes and is a hard to find bow shape.
72.70 mm x 24.66 mm
Sourced in Nepal.
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Antique Chinese Rock Crystal Cicada Pendant - 19th C
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Our Price: £295.00
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A lovely looking hand carved rock crystal cicada pendant. Since ancient times the Chinese have regarded them as symbols of immortality and they were seen to give protection to the wearer after death. Jade cicadas were often placed on the tongue of the deceased before they were buried, thus ensuring a smooth journey to the next life. A small amber bead (8 mm) is also included.
Origin: China
19th C or earlier
36 mm x 21 mm
Condition: Very good with a small surface dig at the preforation.
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Rare Human Skull Bone Mala
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Our Price: £295.00
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A rare tantric mala (Thöpa Trengwa) comprised of 108 authentic human skull beads. The mala includes 108 hand carved disc shaped beads and a two part guru bead. Once our stock has been exhausted it is very unlikely that we will have more because they are now incredibly difficult to find. They are not to be confused with the cheap water buffalo bone malas masqerading as human bone! Guaranteed to be authentic!!
Origin: Himalayas
Strung on strong braided Nylon cord.
diameter approx 14 mm
width approx 6 mm
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Ancient & Antique Chalcedony/Agate Necklace
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Our Price: £295.00
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A super collection of predominantly diamond shaped chalcedony, agate, rock crystal and carnelian beads. The diamond and rhomboid shape was in high demand in Western Asia and was also traded to parts of Africa. This is a substantial necklace comprised of some really lovely looking beads. They have been cherry picked for quality and have been closely matched as pairs. Each bead is flanked by old bronze faceted spacers from Nepal.
Condition: Excellent
Western Asiatic to Africa
approx 29 inches
37 beads ~ argest diamond shaped bead measures 24 mm x 20 mm
Age: 500 years to Ancient
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Large Bow Shaped Stone Bead
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Our Price: £295.00
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A superb bow shaped stone bead of rare appearance and size. The bead has been crafted from stone (possibly chlorite schist) and displays a band of quartz. This bead is in perfect condition. It was originally purchased strung with ancient Pyu beads. This is the only example of a bow shaped bead made from this material that we have seen. It is therefore difficult to say whether it is genuinely ancient. Large bow shaped agate beads have certainly been found in Burma and some may be well over 2000 years old. Whether this bead was originally from Burma or was traded from elsewhere is unknown. It is a very handsome one of a kind bead and would make a stunning focal bead on necklace.
55.40 mm x 22.40 mm
Condition: Excellent
Origin: South East Asia?
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ANCIENT TABULAR AGATE BEAD
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Our Price: £295.00
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A large tabular agate bead that would make a wonderful focal bead on a necklace.
Prized in the Himalayan regions
1000 BCE to 300 BCE
width at widest point 26.91 mm
depth 15.04 mm
Condition: Excellent
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Rare Human Skull Bone Mala with Counters
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Our Price: £250.00
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A rare tantric mala (Thöpa Trengwa) comprised of 108 authentic human bone beads. The mala includes 108 disc shaped beads that are slightly smaller in size than the other human bone malas in our inventory. Not to be confused with the cheap water buffalo bone malas masqerading as human bone! Guaranteed to be authentic!! We only have a handful of malas in this size and once they have sold we will not be able to source more. Strung on strong braided nylon cord.
108 beads plus the two part guru bead.
Origin: Himalayas
diameter approx 13 mm
width approx 4 mm
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Ancient Banded Agate Bead
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Our Price: £250.00
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A fine banded agate bead with striking crystalline banding.
Age: 1000 BCE to 300 CE
Prized in the Himalayan Regions
Condition: Excellent
29 mm x 15 mm
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White Tara Statue - Jade
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Our Price: £250.00
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A lovely White Tara statue, carved from a single piece of vibrant jade. It is extremely hard to find hand carved stone statues of Tibetan deities, so this piece is very rare and collectible. It was specially commissioned and only a few pieces were ever made. This is one of only 2 pieces left.
Condition: Excellent
Material: Nephrite Jade
height 95 mm width 80 mm
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Large Ancient Agate Eye Bead
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Our Price: £250.00
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A magnificent ancient agate with wonderful banding and natural eyes. This is a particularly large agate and would make a wonderful focal bead on a necklace.
Condition: Very good
Western Asiatic
3000 BCE to 1000 BCE
diameter 35.59 mm width 29.16 mm
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Huge Ancient Damaged Chung dZi
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Our Price: £250.00
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A stunning and still wearable damaged portion of an extremely large Chung dZi.. This piece could have been approaching 10 cm in length when whole. Pieces like this are often capped with gold and then worn as pendants.
Origin: Tibet/Himalayan
48 mm x 18 mm
1000 BCE to 300 CE
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Antique Pumtek Stone Bead with tiger Stripe design
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Our Price: £250.00
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A highly collectible large Pumtek stone bead with the classic Tiger stripe design. This is believed to be an antique bead (possibly ancient).
Origin: Burma
44 mm x 11 mm
Condition: Excellent
Pumtek are decorated stone beads that originate from Burma. Some are ancient, some are antique and some are early to late 20th century creations. Pumtek means buried thunderbolt and are highly prized by the Chin tribe of Burma. The majority of these beads are made from silicified wood in the form of opal or chalcedony. By forming in this manner the original form and structure of the wood is often preserved. This is why many Pumtek beads appear to display a woody grain.
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Ancient Agate Bead
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Our Price: £250.00
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A fantastic ancient agate bead. An oval bead that is almost tabular in shape. Beautiful colour!
Age: 1000 BCE to 300 CE
Prized in the Himalayan Regions
28.99 mm x 20.90 mm
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Antique Silver & Turquoise Pendant Bead
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Our Price: £250.00
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A wonderful large antique bead housed in old Tibetan silver. Displays a wonderful patina. Traditionally worn as part of a headress but would function nicely as a pendant on a necklace.
46.60 mm x 31.45 mm
Origin: Tibet
Age: 19th C
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Three New Tasso dZi
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Our Price: £210.00
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Three fine quality new Tasso dZi beads.
29 mm x 11 mm
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Rare Lotus Longevity Pumtek Bead
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Our Price: £200.00
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A superb authentic tabular pumtek with the sought after longevity design. The extra elongated shape of the decoration also has the appearance of lotus flower petals when viewed at the perforations. Not to be confused with 20th century Pumtek beads.
Sourced in the 1980s.
Origin: Burma
approx 12 mm
Condition: Excellent
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Antique Jade Pendant with Carved Monkey
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Our Price: £200.00
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A well carved translucent jade pendant displaying a bat at the apex and a longevity symbol in the centre that is flanked by flowers. It also has an additional hand carved monkey bead attached to the suspension hole at the top.
Origin: China
19th Century
54 mm x 49 mm
20 grams
Condition: Very good
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Antique Turquoise Bead
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Our Price: £200.00
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A large freeform antique turquoise bead that almost looks like the shape of a turtle when viewed from above. This is a lovely looking bead with great colour and patina. It also displays quartz crystal inclusions
36 mm x 32 mm
Origin: Tibet
Age: 100 years plus
Condition: Excellent
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Ancient Banded Agate Bead
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Our Price: £200.00
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A beautifully large ancient banded agate eye bead.
Age: 1000 BCE + or -
Western Asiatic
Condition: Very good with minor weathering
36 mm x 22 mm
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Antique Jade Tooth Pendant
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Our Price: £200.00
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A lovely antique Chinese jade or bowenite pendant carved in the shape of an animal tooth or claw. The old mount tests to be at least 9 carat gold
34 mm x 23 mm
Origin: China, 19th/early 20th century
Condition: Very good
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Five Ancient Infinity Carnelians
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Our Price: £200.00
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Five highly collectible ancient infinity carnelians. Beads display a figure of 8 or Infinity design on both sides.
Western Asiatic
Condition: Very good
Age: 400 BCE to 600 CE
9 mm x 7 mm
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HAND CARVED GARNET TWO ARMED MAHAKALA - DORJE BERNAGCHEN
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Our Price: £200.00
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An extremeply rare hand carved small stone garnet statue, depicting the protector Dorje Bernagchen or two armed Mahakala. Only a few of these pieces were created by special commission and this is the only one we will offer here. A perfect size for adding to a gau or personal practice support.
35 mm x 35 mm
Material: Red Garnet
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Ancient Pre-columbian Jade Bead
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Our Price: £200.00
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A wonderful large ancient Mesoamerican jade stone bead with dark blueish grey hues. Jade was the most important of all gemstones to the Mesoamerican peoples. They carved everything from figural sculptures to mace heads in the
form of fantastic animals, and of course elaborate pendants and beads were highly valued and worn as amulets.
Condition: Excellent
43 mm x 19 mm
Approx age 2000 years + or -
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Ancient Carnelian with 16 eyes
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Our Price: £200.00
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A lovely ancient carnelian with a total of 16 spots or eyes. Blood spots can also be seen on the body.
Western Asiatic
Condition: Very good with minor weathering and some fading of decoration.
Age: 400 BCE to 600 CE
19 mm x 12 mm
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Ancient Lapis Lazuli Bead Strand
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Our Price: £200.00
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A lovely temporarily strung strand comprised of ancient lapis, ancient carnelian and ancient turquoise.
length of strand 20 inches
Condition: Very good with some weathering.
Western Asiatic
Age: 2000 years + or -
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Ancient Agate Bead
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Our Price: £200.00
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A superior ancient banded agate bead with a natural eye.
Age: 1000 BCE to 300 CE
Prized in the Himalayan Regions
Condition: Excellent with minor weathering
28 mm x 18 mm
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Ancient Agate Bead
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Our Price: £200.00
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A superior ancient banded agate bead with a natural eye.
Age: 1000 BCE to 300 CE
Prized in the Himalayan Regions
Condition: Excellent with minor weathering
26 mm x 21 mm
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Six Ancient Carnelians
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Our Price: £200.00
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A selection of six ancient carnelian beads. Five display decoration and one is a natural Sardonyx bead, which is much rarer.
Sourced in Nepal
Condition: Very good with some loss of decoration
Age: 400 BCE to 600 CE
largest 13 mm
smallest 9 mm
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Fine quality New Lotus dZi
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Our Price: £200.00
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A fine quality oval dZi bead with the sought after lotus design. Displays six lotuses. This is one of the nicest beads of its type that we have ever offered.
22.00 mm x 18 mm
Sourced in Nepal
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Rare 12 Stripe Pumtek Bead - 14.5 mm
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Our Price: £200.00
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A stunning antique (possibly ancient) 12 stripe pumtek stone bead. 12 stripe beads are rarely offered for sale in the marketplace as they are coveted by collectors. A perfect jewel!
Origin: Burma. This bead has remained in private collections since the 1980s
Condition: Excellent
Material: opalised fossilwood
15 mm
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Ancient Carnelian Bead
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Our Price: £200.00
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A very large ancient carnelian bead. Displays a wonderful usage patina and crystalline zone.
Condition: Excellent
21.06 mm
South East Asia
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New Bow Shaped Chung dZi
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Our Price: £200.00
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A stunning bow shaped new Chung dZi.
63.37 mm x 18.87 mm
Condition: Excellent
Sourced in Nepal
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New Six Diamond Eye dZi Bead
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Our Price: £200.00
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RESERVED!
A rare new dZi bead that was sourced several years ago from a bead dealer in China, although it is likely it was created in India. We first noticed these beads appear in Nepal around 8 years ago and they were then being sold as ancient. They also had a selling price of more than $1000 each. They are interesting because the agate material appears to be be old, however, the decoration is a recent addition. In the last couple of years they have completely disappeared from Nepal, leading us to believe that not many of this particular type were created. This is certainly one of the most collectible new dZi beads you are likely find. This opaque agate bead displays six diamond shaped eyes and a further 6 triangles or mountain peaks.
29 mm x 22 mm
Condition: Very good.
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Ancient Luk Mik
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Our Price: £200.00
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A wonderful agate eye bead.
Sourced in the Himalayan Kingdom of Nepal.
Condition: Very good
Age: 1000 BCE or earlier
approx 1.8 cm diameter
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New Four Diamond Eye dZi Bead
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Our Price: £195.00
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A rare new dZi bead that was sourced several years ago from a bead dealer in China, although it is likely it was created in India. We first noticed these beads appear in Nepal around 8 years ago and they were then being sold as ancient. They are interesting because the agate material appears to be be old, however, the decoration is a recent addition. In the last couple of years they have completely disappeared from Nepal, leading us to believe that not many of this particular type were created. This is certainly one of the most collectible new dZi beads you are likely find. This opaque agate bead displays four diamond shaped eyes and a further 4 triangles or mountain peaks.
approx 31 mm x 22 mm
Condition: Excellent
Sourced in Nepal
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New 12 Eye Longevity dZi Bead
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Our Price: £195.00
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A rare new dZi bead that was sourced several years ago from a bead dealer in China, although it is likely it was created in India. We first noticed these beads appear in Nepal around 8 years ago and they were then being sold as ancient. They also had a selling price of more than $1000 each. They are interesting because the agate material appears to be be old, however, the decoration is a recent addition. In the last couple of years they have completely disappeared from Nepal, leading us to believe that not many of this particular type were created. This is certainly one of the most collectible new dZi beads you are likely find. This opaque agate bead displays the longevity decoration and 12 spots or eyes.
Condition: Very good
approx 33 m x 18 mm
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Ancient Diamond Shaped Carnelian Bead Strand
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Our Price: £195.00
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Gorgeous strand of ancient diamond shaped carnelian beads. A beautifully matched group of beads.
300 BCE - 200 CE
Sourced in Afghanistan
length of strand 21 inches
Condition: very good with some weathering and corrosion from extended burial.
largest bead approx 14.33 mm
temporarily strung
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New Tabular Agate Bead with blood spots - 29 mm
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Our Price: £180.00
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A newly created tabular agate bead displaying dense blood spots on the reverse.
approx 29 mm x 23 mm
Sourced in Nepal.
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Antique Blue Chalcedony Bead - 31 mm
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Our Price: £180.00
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A wonderful large antique blue chalcedony bead.
Condition: Very Good with minor weathering.
Western Asiatic
500 years old + or -
Size: 31 mm x 18 mm
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Ancient Banded Agate Bead
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Our Price: £180.00
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A fine looking ancient banded agate eye bead.
Age: 1000 BCE to 300 CE
Condition: Very good with minor weathering
23 mm x 13 mm
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Ancient Agate Bead
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Our Price: £180.00
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A superior ancient banded agate bead with a powerful natural eye.
Age: 1000 BCE to 300 CE
Prized in the Himalayan Regions
Condition: Excellent with minor weathering
28 mm x 18 mm
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Rare Diamond Eye Pumtek stone bead
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Our Price: £180.00
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A wonderful pumtek displaying six diamond shaped eyes. It is a coffee brown bead with a clear design. All signs point at this being an antique (possibly ancient) bead. One of the ends displays a slight nik and is worn smooth from being worn. When this design is seen on a dZi bead they can command many thousans of dollars.
Origin: Burma
Collected in India in the 1980s
Material: A stone bead made from fossilised/opalised Wood.
approx 24 mm x 9 mm
Condition: Very good with a small end nik.
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Ancient Banded Agate Bead
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Our Price: £180.00
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A lovely banded agate bicone bead.
Prized in the Himalayan Regions
1000 BCE to 300 CE
Condition: Very good.
23 mm x 12 mm
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Ancient Carnelian & Agate Necklace
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Our Price: £170.00
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A very nice necklace comprised of antique and ancient agate, chalcedony, quartz and carnelian beads.
Origin: India - traded to Western Asia and Africa
Condition: Very good with minor weathering
43 beads
approx 27 inches
Age: 500 years to Ancient
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Rare Antique Tabular Pumtek Stone Bead
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Our Price: £150.00
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A superb authentic tabular pumtek with the sought after cross decoration or sun and moon design. Each face is polished smooth from being worn and cherished for possibly hundreds of years. Not to be confused with 20th century Pumtek beads.
Sourced in the 1980s.
Origin: Burma
approx 19 mm
Condition: Excellent
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Antique White Coral Hand Mala
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Our Price: £150.00
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A 27 bead natural white coral hand mala. With three additional beads that make up the guru bead. The beads are in lovely condition and display natural swirls of pinkish colour that is inherent in the material. The beads have been re-strung on strong braided nylon cord.
Age: 19th C
27 beads + 3 beads (Guru Bead) = 30 beads
Condition: Excellent
24 grams
smallest bead approx 7 mm
largest bead approx 14 mm
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Huge New Three Eyed dZi Bead - 58 mm
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Our Price: £150.00
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A newly created three eyed dZi bead with a splendid appearance. Displays a chocolate brown colour and clear decoration.
approx 58 mm x 13 mm
Sourced in Nepal.
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Large Antique Turquoise Bead
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Our Price: £150.00
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A large natural turquoise bead with extreme end wear from being strung with other beads.
Age: 100 to 300 years
41 mm x 41 mm
14 grams
Origin: Tibet/Himalayan
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Ancient Banded Agate Bead
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Our Price: £150.00
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A lovely fat banded agate bead with naturally occuring eyes and a superb usage patina.
Prized in the Himalayan Regions
1000 BCE to 300 CE
Condition: Excellent
29 mm x 15 mm
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New Seven Eyed dZi Bead
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Our Price: £150.00
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A super quality newly created 7 eyed dZi bead. Displays great colour and clear decoration.
approx 50 mm x 12 mm
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New Nine Eyed dZi Bead
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Our Price: £150.00
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A super quality newly created 9 eyed dZi bead. Displays great colour and clear decoration.
approx 54 mm x 12 mm
Sourced in Nepal.
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New Nine Eyed dZi Bead
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Our Price: £150.00
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A super quality newly created 9 eyed dZi bead. Displays great colour and clear decoration.
approx 54 mm x 12 mm
Sourced in Nepal.
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New Nine Eyed dZi Bead
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Our Price: £150.00
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A super quality newly created 9 eyed dZi bead. Displays great colour and clear decoration.
approx 54 mm x 12 mm
Sourced in Nepal.
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New Two Eyed dZi Bead
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Our Price: £150.00
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A fine looking new two eyed dZi bead with great colour.
approx 37 mm x 11 mm
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New Three Eyed dZi Bead with Six Moutain Peaks.
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Our Price: £150.00
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A fine looking new three eyed dZi bead with 6 mountan peaks.
approx 37 mm x 12 mm
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New Four Eyed dZi Bead
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Our Price: £150.00
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A fine and large new four eyed dZi bead.
approx 49 mm x 12 mm
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New Nine Eyed dZi Bead
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Our Price: £150.00
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A fine and large new nine eyed dZi bead.
approx 55 mm x 15 mm
sourced in Nepal
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