Himalayan region, 19th century or earlier. The 25 beads of various sizes and biconical form, strung with a fabric string. The stones of intense, striking blue hues amid veins in various shades of gray beneath glimmering mica flecks.

Condition: Very good condition with minor surface wear and few minor nicks here and there.
Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.

Weight: 53.6 g
Dimensions: Length 35 cm (when fastened)