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A LOT WITH TWO TIBETAN AGATE DZI BEADS, 18TH CENTURY OR EARLIER A LOT WITH TWO TIBETAN AGATE DZI BEADS, 18TH CENTURY OR EARLIER Tibet. Comprising two cylindrical Dzi beads, the opaque stones of red and dark brown colors with etched 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 substance. Condition: The reddish bead in very good condition with expected surface wear. The dark bead with a repair and some losses. Provenance: Estate of Paolo Bertuzzi. Paolo Bertuzzi (1943-2022) was a fashion stylist from Bologna, Italy. He was the son of Enrichetta Bertuzzi, founder of Hettabretz, a noted Italian fashion company with customers such as the Rothschild family, Audrey Hepburn, and Elizabeth Taylor. Paolo Bertuzzi later took over his mother’s business and designed exclusive pieces, some of which were exhibited in the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum in New York, USA. He was also an avid collector of antiques for more than 60 years. His collection includes both archaic and contemporary art, and he edited two important books about Asian art, Goa Made - An Archaeological Discovery, about a large-scale archaeological project carried out together with the Italian and Indonesian governments, and Majapahit, Masterpieces from a Forgotten Kingdom. Weight: 40.2 g in total Dimensions: Length 5.1 cm each

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A LOT WITH TWO TIBETAN AGATE DZI BEADS, 18TH CENTURY OR EARLIER A LOT WITH TWO TIBETAN AGATE DZI BEADS, 18TH CENTURY OR EARLIER Tibet. Comprising two cylindrical Dzi beads, the opaque stones of red and dark brown colors with etched 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 substance. Condition: The reddish bead in very good condition with expected surface wear. The dark bead with a repair and some losses. Provenance: Estate of Paolo Bertuzzi. Paolo Bertuzzi (1943-2022) was a fashion stylist from Bologna, Italy. He was the son of Enrichetta Bertuzzi, founder of Hettabretz, a noted Italian fashion company with customers such as the Rothschild family, Audrey Hepburn, and Elizabeth Taylor. Paolo Bertuzzi later took over his mother’s business and designed exclusive pieces, some of which were exhibited in the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum in New York, USA. He was also an avid collector of antiques for more than 60 years. His collection includes both archaic and contemporary art, and he edited two important books about Asian art, Goa Made - An Archaeological Discovery, about a large-scale archaeological project carried out together with the Italian and Indonesian governments, and Majapahit, Masterpieces from a Forgotten Kingdom. Weight: 40.2 g in total Dimensions: Length 5.1 cm each

Estimate 100 - 200 EUR
Starting price 100 EUR

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For sale on Thursday 05 Sep : 11:00 (CEST)
vienna, Austria
Galerie Zacke
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