A LOT OF SIXTEEN ANCIENT GLASS BEADS
A LOT OF SIXTEEN ANCIENT GLASS BEADS
China, Han Dynasty (202 BC- 220 AD) or later. A charming lot consisting of sixteen beads, spherical in shape and similar in size. They are made from translucent glass of an impressive, lapis lazuli blue color.
Condition: Fine condition with expected wear, some minor notches and weathering commensurate with 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: 41.3 g
Dimensions: 1 -1.2 cm
