ANCIENT KUSHAN / PERSIAN  ETCHED AGATE/CARNELIAN TAB BEAD WITH A WORN RARE PATTERN. THIS BEAD HAS A SHINY SURFACE AND IS COMPLETELY PATINIZED. 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 CARNELIAN AGATE BEADS ARE VERY HARD [  harness number is 6.5 ]  AND YET THEY WERE POLISHED AND DRILLED BY HAND. SEE BELOW FOR ***  IMPORTANT DETAILS OF THIS AUCTION. THE SELLER [ PUMTEKMAN ] WILL SEND AN INVOICE DETAILING THE POSTAGE FEES AND THE TRACKING EXPENSES WHERE REQUIRED [ ASIA, AUSTRALIA AND OTHER REQUIRED REGIONS- DUE TO DELIVERY DIFFICULTIES ]...I LOVE TO COMBINE POST FEES !!!  ASK ME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL RATES PRIOR TO BIDDING, I WILL SHOW YOU HOW TO $AVE. SIZE IS LISTED ABOVE. THESE BEADS REQUIRED A VERY A HI-TECH FABRICATION TECHNIQUE WITH MANY REQUIRED STEPS TO COMPLETE. ZERO [0] FEEDBACK EBAY MEMBERS NEED PERMISSON PRIOR TO AUCTION ENGAGEMENT. INTERNATIONAL BUYERS WITH COMBINED SALES OF 300$ OR MORE [ PER MAILING ] AND DOMESTIC BUYERS WITH COMBINED SALES OF 100$ OR MORE  [ PER MAILING ] DO NOT HAVE TO PAY ANY POSTAL OR TRACKING CHARGES. THE BEAD HOLE  IS PARTIALLY  FILLED WITH DEPOSITS AND ANCIENT BRONZE WIRE.