Monday, 19 November 2012




Ancient Tabular Agate with four raised eyes. 
Also called a "Double Infinity Agate" 
Ex Dr James Keats Collection
21 mm





Ancient Rock Crystal Tiger Bead. Notice how
the tail curls over the top of the body.
Ex Dr James Keats Collection
Pyu/Tircul Period 
35 mm x 18 mm

Saturday, 13 October 2012


Ancient Green Chalcedony Beads

Monday, 1 October 2012


Ancient Pyu/Tircul Stone Elephant Bead

Monday, 24 September 2012




Ancient carnelian tortoise or turtle.

Thursday, 13 September 2012


Ancient Pyu/Tircul Carnelian Bead

Ancient Pyu/Tircul Green Chalcedony
Conch or Chank Shell bead.

Wednesday, 25 July 2012



Ancient Pyu/Tircul Tiger bead
Material: Green Chalcedony

Ancient Pyu/Tircul Double Lotus Bead
Material: Green Chalcedony

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Ancient Pyu/Tircul Bird Bead
Material: Green Chalcedony

Friday, 25 May 2012


Pumtek with 5 zig zag stripes.
38 mm x 16 mm

Thursday, 24 May 2012








Above: Pumtek strand sourced in India in the 1980s.

Tuesday, 17 April 2012





Ancient Pyu/Tircul Bead
with blood spots
19.64 mm







Ancient Tircul Bead
15.27 mm

Thursday, 12 April 2012





12 stripe Pumtek



Sunday, 8 April 2012


 A man from the Haka Chin tribe (1918 to 1935) is seen wearing a large necklace
of Pumtek. Published in Burma Frontier Photographs
Photo by James Henry Green

Sunday, 1 April 2012

Monday, 26 March 2012


15 mm

Rare tabular pumtek design with sun and moon in each corner 
and a cross in the centre. 
24 mm

Sunday, 18 March 2012


Ancient Pyu/Tircul green chalcedony beads (Burma) with
ancient green jasper focal bead (31 mm x 26 mm, Nepal).

Tuesday, 28 February 2012

Wednesday, 15 February 2012





Ancient Stone Beads (Pyu/Tircul, Burma)