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)

Friday, 11 November 2011


A high quality Pumtek stone bead from the 1990s