LARGE ANTIQUE TIBETAN TURQUOISE BEAD

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A VERY HIGH QUALITY PIECE OF ANTIQUE TIBETAN TURQUOISE BEAD WEIGHING 10 GRAMS. I BOUGHT THESE BEADS FROM TIBETAN MERCHANTS IN KATMANDU NEPAL IN 1971. THIS WAS PRIOR TO THE INFLUX OF CHINESE TURQUOISE IN THE MID 1980'S. WHEN I RETURNED IN THE 1980'S MOST OF THE OLDER TURQUOISE WAS GONE AND REPLACED BY THE CHINESE TURQUOISE. THE SIZE IS 1 1/2 INCH BY 1 INCH AND THE CONDITION IS EXCELLENT. THE PRICE IS APPROX. $10 PER GRAM WHICH IS LESS THAN IT WOULD BE IN NEPAL IF YOU COULD FIND IT. CODE BCH