Traditional Tibetan outfit with adornments. This type of attire would have been worn by a local official. Men wore large necklaces and s...

An old mala made up of coconut shell disc shaped beads and strung with carnelian spacers. Counters are attached to keep track of mantra...

Pictured above is a small metal Dorje (Vajra). This and similar pieces are usually strung on the tassle of a Guru bead. They can be fasten...

Old disc bead mala with carnelian. This style of mala is usually favoured by Tibetan women.

A prized ancient agate bead (centre) with exceptional colour contrast.

  Ancient round agate eye bead and single stripe decorated agate bead.

Ancient decorated agate beads. It is very unsual to find the central Longevity bead in this size and shape.

Ancient green stone bead sourced from a Tibetan trader in North East India.

Ancient agate bead with natural eye. This bead has a fantastic patina and an unusual yellow colour.

  Large ancient agate bead with excellent colour.

The one-of-a-kind oval shaped carnelian bead (with cross decoration) is exceptionally rare. I have never seen another decorated bead like t...

Various ancient beads including round lonegvity bead and decorated carnelian cone bead.

A zoomorphic agate. Possibly shaped like the head of a tiger. Sourced in North East India. 

This was proabably a  9 or 12 eyed bead when it was whole. Now only six eyes remain.

A spectacular ancient agate eye bead.

Ancient agate bead with natural eye .

Ancient Luk Mik dZi.

Ancient agate bead with natural eye formation.

Vivid turquoise bead flanked with ancient Jasper.

Ancient six striped carnelian bead.

Various ancient agate beads including the reverse side of a Luk Mik (far right).

Various ancient stone beads.

Various ancient stone beads.

Pumtek strung with other Himalayan treasures.

Ancient green jasper bead with subtle facets.

Very old Pumtek beads with pale colour (possibly from longtime burial).

Old Pumtek bead from Burma.

Decorated stone Pumtek beads from Burma.

Old Pumtek beads from Burma.

Tabular Pumtek (Burma).

Rare tabular pumtek.

A prized tabular Pumtek with zig zag and stipe design.

Ancient Pumtek beads from Burma. These beads are believed to date to the Pyu/Tircul period. The Pyu people were of Sino-Tibetan orig...

Tibetan woman. , originally uploaded by joshmaxwell . A young Tibetan woman adorned with huge antique red coral. The coral beads have been...

Tibetan woman , originally uploaded by susanhardman . A Tibetan woman at the Tibetan horse festival in Qinghai. She is adorned with an outs...

Happy dancers 2 , originally uploaded by Sirensongs . Tibetan women from the Western regions of Tibet.

Old Tibetan woman, Ladakh , originally uploaded by le petit danois . The above image shows a Ladakhi woman. The chank shell (Turbinella pyr...

A day in Tibetan Camp 07 , originally uploaded by Arif Siddiqui . Tibetan woman in Arunachal Pradesh.

  Ancient Bhaisajyaguru bead with natural crystalline eye.

A selection of Ancient Tiger dZi which should not to be confused with Tasso dZi. Notice that these beads have two main stripes (decorated l...

A collection of ancient agate beads.

Tibetan Women in Darjeeling, India. circa 1912.

Old Bodhiseed Mala with coral and glass beads.

  I first noticed Sting wearing a nine eyed dZi in an interview with Michael Parkinson in 2004. It is unlikely that this is a genuine anci...

Ancient Two Eyed dZi bead with natural crystalline inclusions.