another great dzi bead !!!! AN ANCIENT EXTREMELY WELL KEPT ANCIENT DZI BEAD WITH HIGH CONTRAST. AUTHENTIC INDO TIBETAN BLACK AND WHITE DECORATED AGATE CHUNG DZI BARREL BEAD WITH A DEEP BLACK COLOR AND  A SNOW WHITE CONTRASTING COUNTERPART. THIS IS A PRECISION FABRICATED BEAD FROM THE FOOTHILLS OF THE HIMALAYANS [  INDO TIBETAN INCLUDING ANCIENT NEPAL ] . THESE CHUNG DZI ETCHED AGATE HEIRLOOM BEADS [ 1800 YEARS OLD OR MORE ] HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR COLLECTOR'S BEADS IN ASIA THE LAST FEW YEARS. EBAY HAS BEEN PROLIFERATED WITH COUNTERFEIT AND PHONEY BEADS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. WITH OUT A DOUBT THIS BEAD IS PROVEN TO BE AUTHENTIC. 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 ANCIENT BEAD COLLECTING. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE WHERE THE BEAD CAME FROM AND WHO WAS THE PREVIOUS OWNER  [ SUSINETTI COLLECTION  1993 ].  THE SIZE IS LISTED ABOVE. THE PUMTEKMAN STARTING COLLECTING THESE BEADS DIRECTLY FROM SOME OF THE ORIGINAL BEAD IMPORTERS IN THE 1990'S. INTERNATIONAL BUYERS WHO HAVE A  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  A COMBINED SALES TOTALS OF OVER 100 $ [ PER MAILING ] DO NOT PAY FOR ANY POST FEES AND TRACKING FEES. YOU WANT PATINA? THEN THIS IS YOUR BEAD. A LARGE FULL BODIED ANCIENT AUTHENTIC CHUNG DZI HIGH CONTRAST AGATE HEIRLOOM BEAD.