Orange agate Dzi bead, Liao dynasty
A natural agate bead with a cylindrical, rounded profile, featuring vivid orange and reddish tones. It displays pronounced, sinuous cream, yellow and reddish veins that encircle an ocellated rhomboid in the centre, and has a soft, satiny patina. Liao Dynasty (916–1125) or later.
Size: 40 x 14 mm
Weight: 13 g
A natural agate bead with a cylindrical, rounded profile, featuring vivid orange and reddish tones. It displays pronounced, sinuous cream, yellow and reddish veins that encircle an ocellated rhomboid in the centre, and has a soft, satiny patina. Liao Dynasty (916–1125) or later.
Size: 40 x 14 mm
Weight: 13 g
