Spectacular Tiny Chung Dzi Bead ab022 tingsha This year I have found

This year I have found some spectacular dzi beads and with the price of dzi beads going up so much this year I was happy to have been able to collect any at all

The beads are hand carved in Nepal and strung here in the US by Tibetan artisans

This beautiful bracelet features the 8 Auspicious Symbols

it features 108 naturally stained water buffalo bone beads with hand carved bone skull beads

7 1/2 inches long with clasp the main bead is 1 1/3 inches tall

Spectacular Tiny Chung Dzi Bead ab022 tingsha This year I have foundIt's easy to see why these ancient beads are so collectable, you can get lost looking at the natural banding and the transition from one color to the next. Antique 3 eye dzi beads now start at $6000 per bead. luckily these small chung dzi are still affordable 9 by 5 mm 1mm holes. One of a kind sourced in Kathmandu Nepal Estimated at 600 to 1000 years old.