A LOT WITH FOURTY-FOUR LAPIS LAZULI BEADS Himalayan region, Tibet or Nepal, 19^th century or earlier. Circular and flattened beads carved from indigo blue colored lapis lazuli. Most of the beads with etched decoration. With central drilling.

Condition: Good condition with expected traces of age and wear.
Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. István Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.

Weight: 26.2 g
Dimensions: Diameter 1 – 1.4 cm