TWO LAPIS LAZULI INTAGLIO BEADS WITH ISLAMIC CHARACTERS Middle East region, 19^th-20^th century. Facetted beads of a beautiful dark blue tone and with some sparkly mica flecks. Arabic characters incised to the larges sides.

Condition: Good condition with usual traces of wear and age.
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: 9.9 g (both)
Dimensions: 1.7 -1.5 cm (each)