A COLLECTION WITH 132 !! TIBETAN AGATE DWI BEADSTibet, 19th to 20th century. Comprising 132 beads of different shapes made from etched agate, some decorated with 1 to 3 eyes. Dzi beads are considered to provide positive spiritual benefit. They are mostly worn as protective amulets, sometimes ground into a powder to be used in traditional Tibetan medicine. Artisans who made the dzi embellished the beads lines and shapes using ancient methods such as darkening with plant sugars and heat, bleaching and white line etching with natron and protecting certain areas with grease, clay, wax or a similar substances.Condition: Good condition with traces of use and wear.Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan 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: 400 g in total Dimensions: Length 0.5 to 3.6 cm