ANCIENT BRONZE AGE, MESOPOTAMIAN, PESHAWAR REGION TUBULAR SHAPE BEAD WITH DRAMATIC HUES ON THIS AGATE ARTIFACT. THIS IS A TREASURED HEIRLOOM BEAD THOUSANDS OF YEARS OLD. THESE BEAUTIFUL BEADS WERE TRADED THROUGHOUT THE ANCIENT WORLD. EVEN TODAY THESE HEIRLOOM BEADS HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE MORE POPULAR COLLECTOR'S BEADS IN THE LAST FEW YEARS. JUST LOOK AT THE WORKMANSHIP SUCH AS COLOR, BANDING, SHAPE AND SMOOTH POLISH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE BEAD HOLE. [ SMALL EDGE WORN CHIPS CAN BARELY BE SEEN ] THESE BEADS ARE LIKE JEWELS. THE PUMTEKMAN OFFERS 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 HARD STONE BEAD COLLECTING. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE WHERE THE BEAD CAME FROM AND WHO WAS THE PREVIOUS OWNER  [ WALTER SEIFRIED ]. YOUR KNOWLEDGE IS YOUR GUIDE AND YOUR PROTECTOR IN TODAY'S  '' SEA OF COUNTERFEIT PHONY AND BEADS '' WE SEE ON EBAY. PROTECT YOURSELF......BECOME A BEAD SCHOLAR. I WILL BE LISTING MORE OF THESE MESOPOTAMIAN JEWEL LIKE BANDED AGATE BEADS SO TRY TO BUILD THAT COLLECTION AND KEEP THEM TOGETHER IN YOUR DESIGNS. PLEASE NOTE MY DELIVERY DATES DUE TO TRAVEL DEMANDS. SIZE IS 25 BY 8.6 MM. A WELL KEPT COLLECTOR'S BEAD.