AN ANCIENT STYLE TURQUOISE TIGER AMULET Persia, 19th century or earlier. The stone carved as a tiger, with a central drilling. Condition: Very good condition with microscopic chip to one ear. 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: 9.7 g Dimensions: Height 3 cm