A NECKLACE WITH GRADUATED NEOLITHIC BEADSThe stone beads date to the Neolithic period (c. 8000 to 4000 BC). The necklace consisting of hand drilled massive stone beads increasing in size toward the center, in beautiful reddish-sand tones, the ends bound together by a later fabric string.Condition: Very 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: 427 g Dimensions: Length 36 cm (when fastened)