4225

Tibetan Coral Beads

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:NA
Tibetan Coral Beads
Lot: 4225
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Title: Tibetan Coral Beads
Description: Marco Polo reported that the Tibetans “use no coined money, nor even the paper money of the grand khan, but for their currency employ coral [beads].” Coral beads were used for purchases in Tibet into the 1960s. This lot features two superb items from Tibet featuring coral beads: (1) a modern necklace with coral and black glass beads, and (2) an antique necklace with beads of old coral, black stone, turquoise, and silver; impressive and still wearable. See Opitz, p. 45.
Low Estimate: 500
High Estimate: 950
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