ANTIQUE OLDER '' THREE ZIG ZAG TIGER '' PATTERN PATINIZED PUMTEK  LINE DECORATED TUBULAR SHAPED BEAD WITH A PLEASING FULL BODIED TAPER. THIS DENSE AGATIZED/OPALIZED BEAD EXHIBITS A MATRIX MATERIAL WHICH IS VERY DARK, SMOOTH, SILKY AND HARD AND YET YOU CAN STILL SEE THE GRAINING. THESE AUTHENTIC PUMTEK TYPE BEADS HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR COLLECTOR'S BEAD IN THE LAST 10 YEARS. 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 ANTIQUEE AND ANCIENT BEAD COLLECTING. THE SIZE IS LISTED ABOVE. NOTICE THE SURFACE PATINA SHOWING THE MATRIX GRAINING, THE BURNISHMENT OF THE BEAD HOLE ENDINGS AND MOST IMPORTANTLY WHERE THE BEAD CAME FROM AND WHO WAS THE PREVIOUS OWNER  [ SUSINETTI-BOSS COLLECTION OF 1994 ]. THE PUMTEKMAN STARTING COLLECTING THESE BEADS DIRECTINGLY FROM SOME OF THE ORIGINAL BEAD IMPORTERS IN THE 1990'S  SEE *** BELOW FOR THE AUCTION REQUIRED PAYPAL AND POSTAL WITH TRACKING INFORMATION. INTERNATIONAL BUYERS WHO HAVE COMBINED SALES TOTAL OF 300 $[ PER MAILING ] USA OR MORE PAY NO POST AT ALL !!!. ZERO FEEDBACK [ 0 ] EBAY MEMBERS MUST GET AN EMAIL PERMISSION  FROM ME PRIOR TO ENGAGEMENT. DOMESTIC [ USA ] BUYERS WITH  COMBINED SALES TOTALS OF OVER 100 $[ PER MAILING ] DO NOT PAY FOR ANY POST FEES AND TRACKING FEES !!!..........A GORGEOUS AND RARE BEAD ON MY WORLD FAMOUS 99 CENT AUCTION FORMAT.