Liuli and turquoise bead necklace, Tibet, Warring Kingdoms period

Beautiful pendant made up of fine beads, the central one being a large spherical turquoise with incised and embossed floral details. It is accompanied by multiple liuli beads of intense blue colour, in the shape of a thick disc, and two long liuli beads, also of cylindrical shape, narrower in the centre, decorated with coloured enamels that form a network of eyes and garlands set against a blue background with an iridescent finish. Combatant Kingdoms period (403 - 222 BC) or later. 

Bead diameter: 7 mm; 10 mm; 18 mm Bead length: 59 mm

Weight: 103 g