ANTIQUE OLDER VERY WELL WORN AND PATINIZED '' SIX STRIPE '' PATTERN WITH GRAINY SURFACE WEAR. A PUMTEK LINE DECORATED ROUND SHAPE INDOBURMO HEIRLOOM BEAD. FROM MY VERY EARLY COLLECTING DAYS. THE MATRIX MATERIAL IS A HARD, AGATIZED, BROWN, DENSE AND HAS A MATTE FINISH AND SOME WHITE TAN LINE DECORATIONS. SURFACE WEAR SHOWS PATINA CLOSE TO 200 YEARS OLD OR MORE. THESE BEADS HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE MORE POPULAR COLLECTOR'S BEADS IN THE LAST 10 YEARS. YOU WILL NOTICE THE LUSTREOUS SILKY FEELING WHEN HOLDING THIS BEAD ARTIFACT. ALSO LOOK AT THE BEAD HOLE BURNISHMENT WEAR SHOWING HOW HARD THIS STONE MATRIX. THE SIZE IS LISTED ABOVE IN MILLIMETERS. THIS BEAD WAS FROM ONE OF THE MANY PUMTEK PYU BEAD NECKLACES I OBTAINED FROM JACKIE LITTLE IN THE 1990'S. PLEASE READ MY DELIVERY DATES DUE TO TRAVEL DEMANDS. 

EBAY HAS BEEN PROLIFERATED WITH COUNTERFEIT AND PHONEY BEADS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. 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 ANTIQUE AND ANCIENT BEAD COLLECTING. THIS A FAVORED BEAD IN TAIWAN AND ASIA AND IT OFTEN WORN UNDER THE CLOTHING FOR PERSONAL PROTECTION DUE TO IT'S HEIRLOOM HERITAGE. THIS BEAD HAS CONTRAST, A PLEASING AGE OLD LUSTRE AND SOME USAGE SURFACE PATINA. QUALITY ANCIENT ANTIQUE PUMTEK BEADS WILL SOON BE HARDER TO OBTAIN DUE TO THE FLOODED MARKET OF DEALERS SELLING NEW BEADS AS ANTIQUE AND ANTIQUE BEADS AS ANCIENT. 

THE PUMTEKMAN STARTED COLLECTING THESE BEADS DIRECTLY FROM SOME OF THE ORIGINAL BEAD IMPORTERS IN THE 1990's!! PLEASE READ MY DELIVERY DATES DUE TO TRAVEL DEMANDS.

***SEE BELOW FOR THE AUCTION REQUIRED PAYPAL AND POSTAL WITH TRACKING INFORMATION. DOMESTIC [ USA ] BUYERS WITH  COMBINED SALES TOTALS OF OVER 100 $ [ PER MAILING ] DO NOT PAY FOR ANY POST FEES AND TRACKING FEES.

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