A FINE PYU BURIAL NECKLACE WITH 122 AGATE BEADSPyu city-states, c. 10th century. The necklace composed of 100 round and few disc-shaped beads increasing in size towards the center, the semitranslucent stones of pale to deep red tones with irregular etched decoration, on a modern wire string. Condition: Very good condition, the beads with expected traces of wear and weathering. 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: 76 g Dimensions: Length 46 cm (when fastened)