TWENTY PYU CARNELIAN BEADS Pyu city-states, c. 10th century. Carved from carnelian in floral shapes. Condition: Good condition commensurate with age. Natural imperfections to the stone. Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan 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: 71.2 g in total Dimensions: Approximately 0.5 x 0.5 cm